| Cardita calyculata (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Galicia to Canarias, Azores and atlantic seamounts to Mediterranean. Intertidal to 175m deep, attached by their byssus on or under rocks and stones, or in crevices. Original taxon: Chama calyculata (scale bearer). 2-3m deep, under stones on gravel, Ligaria bay, Agia Pelagia, Iráklio, northern Crete. 14-20mm. |
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| Synonyms: elongata, formosula (elegant), sinuata... At low tide, on rocks, Málaga, Andalucia, S. Spain. 13-17mm. |
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| Dead collected at 4-6m deep, on sea urchins, in submerged karst, west of Vulisma Beach, Istros, Kolpos Mirabellou, Lasithi, eastern Crete. 18-23mm. |
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| Kastrí islet, south of Nikíti, Sithonía Peninsula, Halkidikí, Central Macedonia, N. Aegean. Original picture provided by G. Manavopoulos for iNaturalist. – (CC BY-NC) – |
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| Collected on stones, at 2-10m deep, Llança, Girona, Catalunya, Spain. 19mm. |
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| 25mm! Bored in rock, at 50cm deep, northern shore of N. Kolokitha cove, near the ruined temple. Southeastern end of Kolokitha peninsula, Elounda, Lasithi. An old specimen. |
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Cardita calyculatus drawn in L. A. Reeve: Conchologia systematica vol. 1, London 1841 via BHL. « Shell oblong, whitish, posterior side sinuated ; ribs eighteen in number, each covered with a row of very finely imbricated scales ; lateral tooth rather sharp ; margin obsoletely plaited. » – L. A. Reeve: Conchologia iconica, vol. 1, London 1843 via BHL. |
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| C. calyculata in G. P. Deshayes: “Hist. Nat. Mollusques t. I”, Exploration scientifique de l’Algérie, Paris 1844-1867, via BHL. |
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| Shell grit, Cala di Furnellu, Marina di Davia, Corbara, NW. Corsica. 19,8mm. |
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