Trachycardium egmontianum

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Trachycardium egmontianum
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A view of a valve of Trachycardium egmontianum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Cardiida
Family: Cardiidae
Genus: Trachycardium
Species:
T. egmontianum
Binomial name
Trachycardium egmontianum
(Shuttleworth, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Cardium egmontianum Shuttleworth, 1856

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 Trachycardium egmontianum shells.png
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]

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References

  1. Abbott, R. Tucker American seashells. With illus. by Frederick M. Bayer, page 397
  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.