| Trachycardium egmontianum | |
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| A view of a valve of Trachycardium egmontianum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Cardiida |
| Family: | Cardiidae |
| Genus: | Trachycardium |
| Species: | T. egmontianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachycardium egmontianum (Shuttleworth, 1856) | |
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Trachycardium egmontianum, the Florida prickly cockle, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae.
Description
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.
Distribution
This species can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Florida.
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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| Trachycardium egmontianum | |
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