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Created 1/3/2026

Family Carditidae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Cardita excisa




Mokapu, Oahu, 3 feet, 8mm
   

THAANUM'S FALSE COCKLE

Uncommon under rocks, attached by byssal threads, at any depth.  Attains 0.4 inch, 10mm.  Endemic to Hawaii.  Formerly known as Cardita thaanumi.