Cardiidae

Trachycardium manoeli Prado 1993 Gorgeous Large! F+++ 52 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/beige and white color with attractive spiny ribs, violet umbo and side. Has few very small worm marks. Trawled at 80-100 m. Off Cabo de Santa Marta, Santa Catarina, Brazil 2007

Cardium Laevicardium mortoni (Conrad 1830) Outstanding! F+++ 18,3 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow, mauve, gray and white color with beige dots Has micro defects and nicks doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Dredged at 20-30 feet in sand. Gulf of Mexico 1978

Fulvia tenuicostata (Lamarck 1819) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem H 46,4 W 47,8 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream and pale yellowish color with pale beige umbo and attractive fine nodulose ribs. Has a drill mark on the top. Dived at 4-8 m. in sand and silt with sea grass. Largo Bay, South Australia 1995

Cardium Corculum cardissa (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Large Yellow! F+++/Gem 47 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow and cream/white color with attractive nodulose cords and spiny margins. Cebu 2008