Trachycardium egmontianum
{{Short description|Species of bivalve}}
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| image = Cardiidae - Trachycardium egmontianum.JPG
| image_caption = A view of a valve of Trachycardium egmontianum
| genus = Trachycardium
| species = egmontianum
| authority = (Shuttleworth, 1856)
| synonyms =
- Cardium egmontianum Shuttleworth, 1856
}}
Trachycardium egmontianum, the Florida prickly cockle, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae.
Description
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Shells of Trachycardium egmontianum can reach a size of about {{convert|50|mm}}. 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. Abbott, R. Tucker [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/name/Trachycardium+egmontianum# American seashells. With illus. by Frederick M. Bayer], page 397
Distribution
This species can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Florida.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.
References
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- 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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Category:Bivalves described in 1856
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