Carditidae
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Bivalvia
- Order: Carditida
- Family: Carditidae
Overview
Carditidae Fleming, 1820
Common Name:
Extant/Extinct
Key morphological features: Carditidae shells have a rounded trapezoid shape with strong ribbing.
SIZE:
Paleoecology:
MOBILITY: Mobile
FEEDING MODE: Suspension Feeder
HABITAT: Infaunal
Sources:
Cox, L. R. et al. 1969. Bivalvia, in R. C. Moore ed., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part N, Mollusca 6, Volume 2. The University of Kansas and Geological Society of America. 1224 pp.
