Carditamera gracilis

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
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Carditida
Superfamily:	Carditoidea
Family:	Carditidae
Genus:	Carditamera
Species:	C. gracilis
Binomial name
Carditamera gracilis (Shuttleworth, 1856)

Description

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]

Distribution

Carditamera gracilis is distributed through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.^[2][3]

Habitat

It usually inhabits shallow water, attached to rocky substrates.^[2][3]