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Bivalvia Veneroida Cardiidae

Lyrocardium lyratum (Sowerby, 1840)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Discors lyratum auct.
Cardium lyratum Sowerby, 1840

Common Name

Lyrate Cockle p.318 [ For Discors lyratum] Allan, J. 1950.
Lyrate Heart Cockle p.62, pl.63 Wilson, B 2002.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 20-26m (Phuket, Thailand) ]
depth: subtidal [ ]
eCode: sand bottom [ dredged from shell sand bottom (Phuket, Thailand) ]
habitat: on sand
habitat: shell

References

Allan, J. 1950. p.318, pl. 76, fig. 1 [ as Discors lyratum; illustration, description, distribution ] General reference
Cotton, B.C. 1964. p.11, pl. 3, figs 13, 14 [ as Discors lyratum; illustration, description, distribution ] General reference
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.68, fig. 217 [ illustration, description, habitat, distribution ] General reference
Reeve, L.A. 1844. pl. 2, fig. 12 [ as C. lyratum; illustration, description, distribution, habitat ] General reference
Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. p.186, pl. 26, fig. 16 [ as Discors lyratum; illustration, description, distribution ] General reference
Tantanasiriwong, R. 1979. p.9 [ ecology; distribution ] Secondary source
Wilson, B.R. & Stevenson, S.E. 1977. p.72, pl. 4, figs 26-28, text fig. 11 [ synonymy, illustration, type data, description, distribution, W.A. records ] General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Cardioidea
                  Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809
                    Protocardiinae
                      Lyrocardium Meek, 1876
                        Lyrocardium lyratum (Sowerby, 1840)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=39984) created by Holly Barlow on 2001-03-26. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-21.