Trachycardium_egmontianum

<i>Trachycardium egmontianum</i>

Trachycardium egmontianum

Species of bivalve

Trachycardium egmontianum, the Florida prickly cockle, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae.

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Description

Several Trachycardium egmontianum shell specimens

Shells of Trachycardium egmontianum can reach a size of about 50 millimetres (2.0 in). These shells are oval, with 27 to 31 strong, prickly, radial ribs. The external surface is whitish to tawny-gray or pale purplish, with yellow, brown or purplish pathes. The glossy interior is pink, reddish or purplish. [1]

Distribution

This species can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Florida.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Abbott, R. Tucker American seashells. With illus. by Frederick M. Bayer, page 397
  2. [2]
    Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 56.
  • Shuttleworth, R.J. (1856). Description de nouvelles espèces. Première décade; espèces nouvelles pour la faune des Antilles. Journal de Conchyliologie. 5: 168-175, fig
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