South Florida Area Project

South Florida Area Bivalve Carditamera floridana (2146)

Illustrations and objective data courtesy of AMOCO Production Co., Alan B. Shaw (Manager, South Florida Carbonate Project), and Brian F. Glenister (AMOCO Consultant).
Specimen size:
25 - 30 mm long

View:
1. Exterior of left valve
2. Exterior of right valve
3. Interior of left valve
4. Interior of right valve
Morphologic Description: (after Morris 1975, Rehder 1981)
    Shape: prosogyral
    Posterior: rounded
    Sculpture: radial
    Muscle Scars: distinct
    Number of teeth in left valve: 4
    Number of teeth in right valve: 4


Sampling Information:

Locality Latitude Longitude Sample Number Abundance Description
2244 25.0667 -80.55 1 1 FLORIDA BAY-JUST NE OF UPPER CROSS BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2247 25.0667 -80.55 101 1 FLORIDA BAY, NE OF UNNAMED KEY, 1/2 MILE DUE EAST OF SOUTH END OFBOTTLE KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2250 25.1333 -80.9167 101 13 FLORIDA BAY, 200 YARDS SW OF JOE KEMP KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2250 25.1333 -80.9167 108 165 FLORIDA BAY, 200 YARDS SW OF JOE KEMP KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2251 25.1 -81.0333 101 113 FLORIDA BAY, NEARCHANNEL LIGHT NO. 5, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2254 25.0333 -81.0167 101 631 FLORIDA BAY, JUST WEST OF STORM CUT CHANNEL THROUGH SANDY KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2255 24.9833 -81.9167 1 146 FLORIDA BAY, PASS 2 MILES SOUTH OF MAN-OF-WAR KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2255 24.9833 -81.9167 101 51 FLORIDA BAY, PASS 2 MILES SOUTH OF MAN-OF-WAR KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2256 25.0167 -80.8 1 2 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE WEST OF SID KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2258 24.8833 -80.8833 101 4 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE NORTH OF YACHT CHANNEL, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2259 24.9167 -80.95 1 441 FLORIDA BAY, SPRIGGER BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2259 24.9167 -80.95 101 155 FLORIDA BAY, SPRIGGER BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2260 24.8833 -80.9667 1 10 FLORIDA BAY, 3 MILES SW OF SPRIGGER BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2260 24.8833 -80.9667 101 42 FLORIDA BAY, 3 MILES SW OF SPRIGGER BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2261 24.8667 -80.95 101 30 FLORIDA BAY, SOUTHWEST TRIPOD BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2263 24.8833 -80.85 1 73 FLORIDA BAY, PONTOON BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2263 24.8833 -80.85 101 26 FLORIDA BAY, PONTOON BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2264 24.9167 -80.8167 101 8 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE EAST OF LOWER ARSENICKER KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 1 249 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 101 88 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 301 415 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2266 24.9 -80.7167 101 2 FLORIDA BAY, ONE MILE WEST OF LIGNUMVITAE KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2269 25.1333 -80.4333 101 504 FLORIDA BAY, NORTH SIDE OF TARPON BASIN, 20 YDS FROM SHORE, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2279 25.0833 -80.5333 101 3 FLORIDA BAY, 3/8 MILE WEST OF BUTTERNUT KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2286 24.9667 -80.7667 101 1 FLORIDA BAY, 3 MILES WEST OF GOPHER KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2288 24.95 -80.8 101 13 FLORIDA BAY, 3/4 MILES NW OF BARNES KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2290 24.9833 -80.55 101 17 HAWK CHANNEL, 1/2 MILE EAST OF PLANTATION KEY, OFFSHORE FLORIDA

Last updated on 27 July 2004 - has
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