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Bivalvia Veneroida Cardiidae 

Lunulicardia hemicardium (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Hemicardium hemicardium auct.
   Opisocardium guichardi auct.
   Cardium hemicardium Linnaeus, 1758
   Lunulicardia hemicardium (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Fragum hemicardium (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Cardium tumoriferum Lamarck, 1819
   Cardium guichardi Bernardi, 1857

Common Name

The Half Cockle pl. 7, fig. 38      Reeve, L.A. 1844.  
Half Heart Cockle p.62, pl.63B      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Seychelles
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Seychelles: Outer Islands: Amirantes
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.306 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: mud [ ]
substrate: sand [ offshore (Red Sea) ]      Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.121 

References

 Allan, J. 1950. p.318, pl. 76, fig. 7 [ as Hemicardium hemicardium; illustration, description, distribution, habitat ]  General reference
 Coleman, N. 1981. p.15, pl. 12 [ illustration, description, distribution, habitat ]  General reference
 Cotton, B.C. 1964. p.12, pl. 3, figs 19, 20 [ as H. tumoriferum; illustration, description, distribution ]  General reference
 Dufo 1840. p.217 Distribution
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.66, fig. 208 [ illustration, description, habitat, distribution ]  General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.121 [ pl.22; not placed in any subgenus ]  General reference
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.121 Biology and ecology
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.121 Distribution
 Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.121 Anatomy
 Reeve, L.A. 1844. pl. 7, fig. 38 [ as C. hemicardium; illustration, description, locality, habitat ]  General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1844. pl. 12, fig. 64 [ as C. tumoriferum; illustration, description, locality, habitat ]  General reference
 Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. p.186, pl. 26, fig. 18 [ as Hemicardium hemicardium; illustration, description, distribution ]  General reference
 Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. p.166, fig. 609 [ illustration, distribution ]  General reference
 Wilson, B.R. & Stevenson, S.E. 1977. p.46, pl. 2, figs 1-5 [ synonymy, illustration, type data, description, distribution, W.A. records ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Cardioidea
                  Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809
                    Fraginae Stewart, 1930
                      Lunulicardia Gray, 1853
                        Lunulicardia hemicardium (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16874) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-22.