Carditopsis flabellum (Reeve 1843)

“Cardita flabellum. Card. testa flabelliformi, radiatim costata, costis leviter serratis; olivaceofusca.

The Fan Cardita. Shell fan-shaped, radiately ribbed, ribs lightly serrated; olive-brown.

Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc., 1843.

Hab. Valparaiso, South America; Cuming.

The peculiar fan-shape of this minute species distinguishes it in an eminent degree from any hitherto described.”

(Reeve, 1843: Cardita species 47; Plate IX)