Here are the four species of carditids (Family Carditidae, not to be confused with Cardiidae, the cockles) present along the coast of Southwest Florida: 1 – Broad-ribbed Carditid (Carditamera floridana); 2 – Santo Domingo Carditid (Glans dominguensis); 3 – Three-tooth Carditid (Pleuromeris tridentata); 4 – Flattened Carditid (Pteromeris perplana). The individual shell photos are not at the same scale. As usual, click on each scientific name to see the relevant entries and the differences among them in our Southwest Florida Shells guide.
