Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Bivalvia Veneroida Cardiidae

Vasticardium flavum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cardium rugosum auct.
   Pectunculus vulgaris auct.
   Regozara flava auct.
   Acrosterigma flava auct.
   Cardium flavum Linnaeus, 1758
   Trachycardium flavum (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Cardium fimbriatum Wood, 1815
   Trachycardium peregrinum Jousseaume, 1888

Included taxa

   Vasticardium flavum flavum (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Vasticardium flavum subrugosum (Sowerby, 1838)
   Vasticardium flavum dupuchense (Reeve, 1845)

Common Name

Flavum Heart Cockle p.36 McMichael, D.F. 1960.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: intertidal
depth: subtidal [ to 10m depth ]
substrate: in coral rubble
substrate: in sand
substrate: in sandy mud
substrate: sand [ in coarse sand ] Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.125

References

Allan, J. 1950. p.316, pl. 34, fig. 4 [ as Regozara flava; illustration, description, distribution, habitat ] General reference
Coleman, N. 1981. p.15, pl. 11 [ illustration, description, distribution, habitat ] General reference
Cotton, B.C. 1961. p.240, fig. 255 [ as Vasticardium flavum; illustration, description, distribution, habitat ] General reference
Cotton, B.C. 1964. p.11, pl. 3, figs 10, 11 [ as Regozara flava; illustration, description, locality ] General reference
Garrard, T.A. 1966. p.4, pl. 1, figs 9a, b [ as Vasticardium nigropunctatum; illustration, description, distribution ] General reference
Habe, T. & Kosuge, S. 1966. p.340, pl. 29, fig. 16 [ as Vasticardium nigropunctatum; illustration, type data, description, locality ] General reference
Hylleberg, J. 1994. p.128 Contains synonymy
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.62, fig. 193 [ illustration, synonymy, description, habitat, distribution ] General reference
Lamy, E. 1942. p.64 [ as C. rugosum; synonymy, discussion ] General reference
McMichael, D.F. 1960. p.36, fig. 48 [ as Regozara flava; illustration, description, distribution ] General reference
Nielsen, C. 1976. p.6 [ ecology; distribution ] Secondary source
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.125 [ pl.23; placed in genus Trachycardium ] General reference
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.125 Synonomy
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.125 Biology and ecology
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.125 Distribution
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.125 Anatomy
Oostingh, C.H. 1925. p.274 [ as Cardium (Trachycardium) flavum; synonymy, distribution ] General reference
Reeve, L.A. 1845. pl. 14, fig. 68 [ as C. rugosum; illustration, description, locality ] General reference
Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. p.181, pl. 26, fig. 9 [ as Regozara flava; illustration, description, distribution, habitat ] General reference
Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. p.91, pl. 14, figs 1a-c [ as C. flavum; synonymy, illustration, description, distribution, habitat ] General reference
Ter Poorten, J.J. 1997. p.37 Distribution
Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.284 General reference
Vidal, J. 1999. p.269 [ included recent species, synonymy, description ] General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Cardioidea
                  Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809
                    Trachycardiinae Steward, 1930
                      Vasticardium Iredale, 1927
                        Vasticardium flavum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16824) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by juliannao on 2003-09-25.