Carditamera gracilis, or the West Indian cardita, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Carditidae. It can be found off the coast of the West Indies.[1]
Carditamera gracilis has an elongated shell, strong medium size about 40 mm. It has more pronounced radial rib and high in the back. Its color is white with brown spots; inside is pearly.[2][3]
Carditamera gracilis is distributed through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.[2][3]
It usually inhabits shallow water, attached to rocky substrates.[2][3]
Carditamera gracilis, or the West Indian cardita, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Carditidae. It can be found off the coast of the West Indies.
Carditamera gracilis is een tweekleppigensoort uit de familie van de Carditidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1856 door Shuttleworth.
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