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Southwest Florida Shells with Emphasis on Sanibel & Captiva
José H. Leal
Family Carditidae
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Pteromeris perplana
(Conrad, 1841)
Flattened Carditid
Shell size to 7 mm; shell small, narrow, triangular. Sculpture of 12-15 ribs squarish in cross-section. Interspaces much narrower. Umbo not central, displaced to the side. Color whitish or pinkish with brown chevron-like markings. Interior of valves mostly brown.
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