''Cardites'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
marine bivalve molluscs
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is estim ...
, in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Carditidae.
Species
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Cardites antiquatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Cardites bicolor'' (Lamarck, 1819)
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Cardites canaliculatus'' (Reeve, 1843)
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Cardites cooperi'' (Melvill, 1909)
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Cardites crassicostatus'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
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Cardites cumingii'' (Deshayes, 1854)
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Cardites floridanus'' (Conrad, 1838)
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Cardites grayi'' (Dall, 1903)
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Cardites laticostatus'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
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Cardites micellus'' (Penna-Neme, 1971)
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Cardites nitidus'' (Reeve, 1843)
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Cardites ovalis'' (Reeve, 1843)
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Cardites rufus'' (Deshayes in Laborde & Linant, 1834)
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Cardites umbonatus'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1904)
References
WoRMS
Carditidae
Bivalve genera
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