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CARDIIDAE (Cockles)
A very colorful and variable bivalve Family with approximately 200 members living from sandy shallows to deeper waters where they are often trawled by fishing boats. The variation in color, shell sculpture, size and shape makes this a very interesting family to collect.
Acrosterigma reeveanum, 60mm, $5 |
Acrosterigma sp., 42mm, Thailand, $7 |
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Trachycardium elongatum - F+++, 74 x 101mm, Tanzania. $10 BIG SPECIMEN!!!!! |
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Cardium sp? - F+++, 100 x 90mm, Tanzania. $12 BIG SPECIMEN!!! |
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Plagiocardium pseudolima, F+++, 107 x 102mm, $9 ANOTHER BIG BEAUTY!!!! |
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Dinocardium robustum - F+++, 100mm, Florida. $6 100mm BEAUTY!!!! |
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Nemocardium bechi - 56mm, Gem, Philippines, trawled in 10-70mts of water. Beaut orange/ red coloring. $8 SOLD GREAT COLOR!!!! |
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Vepricardium multispinosum - F+++, 55mm, New South Wales. Hard to obtain now. $9 | |
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Acrosterigma flava - 45mm, F+++, Southern Queensland. Nice colored specimens. $3 |
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Acrosterigma mendanaense - 60mm, F+++, North Queensland. $6 | |
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Fragum unedo - 58mm, F+++, Southern Queensland. $3 | |
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Plagiocardium setosum - 58mm, F+++, Southern Queensland. $2 | |
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Trachycardium asiaticum - 48mm, F+++, Thailand. $3 | |
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Trachycardium rubicundum - 60mm long, F+++, Tanzania. $7 | |
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Trachycardium flavum - 48mm long, F+++, Thailand. $7 | |
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Acrosterigma cygnorum - 47mmx52mm, F+++, South Australia, Normal form. $5 | |
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Fragum hemicardium - 47mm long, F+++, Western Australia. $8 | |
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Fragum hemicardium - 45mm, F+++, North Queensland. $8 | |
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Acrosterigma cygnorum - 43mmx51mm, F+++, South Australia. Yellow color form. $9 | |
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Plagiocardium pseudolatum - 49mm, F+++, Northern Territory. $7 | |
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Trachycardium egmontianum - 30mm long, F+++, Florida. $7 |
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Laevicardium biradiatum - 34.5mm long, Gem, Philippines. $8 | |
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Acrosterigma fultoni - 34mm, Gem, Wester Australia. $4 | |
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Papyridea papyracea - 37mm, F+++, South Africa. $5 | |
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Fulvia aperta - 31mm, Gem-, Queensland. $5 DELICATE!!! |
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Corculum kirai - 49mm, F+++, Philippines. Great range of colors - lemon to pink. $5ea. BEAUT COLORS!!!! |
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