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Bivalvia Veneroida Cardiidae 

Ctenocardia (Ctenocardia) virgo (Reeve, 1845)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Hemicardia imbricata auct.
   Cardium virgineum var. B Gmelin, 1791
   Cardium imbricatum Sowerby, 1841
   Cardium virgo Reeve, 1845
   Fragum (Ctenocardia) perornatum Iredale, 1929

Common Name

The Virgin Cockle pl. 21, fig. 120      Reeve, L.A. 1845.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Northern Territory
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: in sand 

References

 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.66, fig. 210 [ illustration, description, habitat, distribution ]  General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1844. pl. 5, fig. 28 [ as C. imbricatum; illustration, description, distribution ]  General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1845. pl. 21, fig. 120 [ illustration, description ]  General reference
 Smith, E.A. 1885. p.164 [ as C. (Fragum) imbricatum; synonymy, description, habitat, locality ]  General reference
 Wilson, B.R. & Stevenson, S.E. 1977. p.26, pl. 4, figs 6-9, text fig. 1 [ as Ctenocardia perornata; synonymy, type data, illustration, description, distribution, W.A. records ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Cardioidea
                  Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809
                    Fraginae Stewart, 1930
                      Ctenocardia H. & A. Adams, 1857
                        Ctenocardia (Ctenocardia) H. & A. Adams, 1857
                          Ctenocardia (Ctenocardia) virgo (Reeve, 1845)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16885) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-02-13.