Carditamera gracilis
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Carditamera gracilis, or the West Indian cardita, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Carditidae. It can be found off the coast of the West Indies.[1]
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Description
Carditamera gracilis has an elongated shell, strong medium size about 40mm. It has more pronounced radial rib and high in the back Its color is white with brown spots inside is pearly.[2][3]
Distribution
Carditamera gracilis dispatched by the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.[2][3]
Habitat
Usually inhabits mainland coast of shallow water attached to rocky substrates.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 45.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lodeiros Seijos, J.M., Marin Espinosa, Baumar. y Prieto Arcas, Antulio. 1999: Catalogo de moluscos marinos de las costas nororientales de Venezuela: Clase Bivalvia. Asociacion de Profesores de la Universidad de Oriente, Cumana-Venezuela.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Macsotay O. & Campos. R. 2001. Moluscos representativos de la plataforma de Margarita. Editora Rivolta. Valencia. 280p. ISBN 980-328-808-3
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