Cardites floridanus
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| Cardites floridanus | |
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| Cardites floridanus brown form, left valve | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Carditida |
| Family: | Carditidae |
| Genus: | Cardites |
| Species: | C. floridana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cardites floridana (Conrad, 1838) | |
Cardites floridana, or the Broad-ribbed Carditid, is a marine clam in the family Carditidae.[1] It can be found along the coasts of Florida, Central America, South America (Brazil, Uruguay) and the Gulf of Mexico.[2]
