Purpurocardia purpurata (Deshayes, 1854) is a animal in the Carditidae family, order Carditida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Purpurocardia purpurata (Deshayes, 1854)
Purpurocardia purpurata is a marine bivalve mollusc in Carditidae, now widely treated as a distinct genus from Venericardia.
Purpurocardia purpurata (Deshayes, 1854) is a marine bivalve mollusc that belongs to the family Carditidae. For a long time, its genus Purpurocardia was classified as part of the genus Venericardia. Increasingly, researchers now treat Purpurocardia as a distinct, separate genus.
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Cardites floridanus (Conrad, 1838)
Cardites antiquatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cyclocardia borealis (Conrad, 1832)
Carditamera affinis (G.B.Sowerby I, 1833)
Pleuromeris tridentata (Say, 1826)
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