Trachycardium egmontianum
Trachycardium egmontianum, the Florida prickly cockle, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Subclass: | Heterodonta |
| Order: | Cardiida |
| Family: | Cardiidae |
| Genus: | Trachycardium |
| Species: | T. egmontianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachycardium egmontianum (Shuttleworth, 1856) | |
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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
- Abbott, R. Tucker American seashells. With illus. by Frederick M. Bayer, page 397
- 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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