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Bivalvia Veneroida Cardiidae 

Cardium alternatum Sowerby, 1840

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Vasticardium angulatum (Lamarck, 1819)

Types

Primary Type: lectotype [according to belongs to genus Acrosterigma] Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) 1841. p.108
BMNH 1971.24 lectotype Ticao, Philippines

Keywords

Original Epithet:  alternatum
Original Text Name:  Cardium alternatum
Original Genus:  Cardium

References

 Sowerby, G.B. 1840. p.fig. 64 [ collected by Mr. Cuming in the Philippines ]  Illustration of type specimen

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Cardioidea
                  Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809
                    Trachycardiinae Steward, 1930
                      Vasticardium Iredale, 1927
                        Vasticardium angulatum (Lamarck, 1819)
                          Cardium alternatum Sowerby, 1840

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16819) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.