Cardites antiquatus is a species of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Carditidae.

Cardites antiquatus
Shell of Cardites antiquatus from Sardinia at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Carditida
Superfamily: Carditoidea
Family: Carditidae
Genus: Cardites
Species:
C. antiquatus
Binomial name
Cardites antiquatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Description

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Cardites antiquatus has a shell reaching a size of 20–30 millimetres (0.79–1.18 in).

Distribution and habitat

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This species is native to the Mediterranean Sea. It lives in muddy and sandy seabed at depths of 5 to 45 m.

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