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

Acrosterigma cygnorum (Deshayes, 1855)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Vasticardium cygnorum auct.
   Regozara cygnora auct.
   Cardium cygnorum Deshayes, 1855
   Laevicardium (Trachycardium) gaillardi Fischer-Piette, 1977

Common Name

Oblique Southern cockle p.317 Allan, J. 1950.
Western Heart Cockle p.60, pl.61A Wilson, B 2002.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: intertidal
substrate: in sand

References

Hedley, C. 1917. p.686, pl. 52, fig. 41 [ as C. cygnorum; illustration, description, distribution, habitat ] General reference
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.62, fig. 194 [ illustration, description, habitat, distribution ] General reference
Ludbrook, N.H. 1978. p.56, pl. 4, fig. 4 [ as A. (Regozara) cygnorum; illustration, synonymy, description, fossil distribution ] General reference
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. p.337, fig. 385 [ as Regozara cygnorum; illustration, description, distribution, habitat ] General reference
May, W.L. 1923. pl. 9 [ as C. cygnorum; illustration, distribution ] General reference
Tate, R. 1887. p.95 Distribution
Vidal, J. 1999. p.279, fig. 2k, 3a, b; table 9 [ synonymy, illustration, type data, material examined, description, distribution ] General reference
Wilson, B.R. & Stevenson, S.E. 1977. p.89, pl. 6, figs 25-27, text fig. 15 [ illustration, type data, description, distribution, W.A. records, fossil records ] General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Cardioidea
                  Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809
                    Trachycardiinae Steward, 1930
                      Acrosterigma Dall, 1900
                        Acrosterigma cygnorum (Deshayes, 1855)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16831) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-22.