Cardites antiquatus is a species of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Carditidae.
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Shell of Cardites antiquatus from Sardinia at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Carditida |
Superfamily: | Carditoidea |
Family: | Carditidae |
Genus: | Cardites |
Species: | C. antiquatus
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Binomial name | |
Cardites antiquatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Description
editCardites antiquatus has a shell reaching a size of 20–30 millimetres (0.79–1.18 in).
Distribution and habitat
editThis species is native to the Mediterranean Sea. It lives in muddy and sandy seabed at depths of 5 to 45 m.