OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Veneroida Cardiidae 

Vepricardium asiaticum (Bruguière, 1792)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cardium lima Gmelin, 1791
   Cardium asiaticum Bruguière, 1792
   Bucardium asiaticum (Bruguière, 1792)
   Cardium lamellatum Spengler, 1799

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanAndaman Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaPersian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaCambodia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChina
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaVietnam
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.64 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChinaHong Kong (Xianggang)
     Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.284 

Keywords

habitat: beach [ empty shells ]
habitat: intertial flats [ ]
substrate: mud 

References

 Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. p.92 Secondary source
 Vidal, J. 2000. p.452 [ distribution; synonymy; description ]  General reference
 Wilson, B.R. & Stevenson, S.E. 1977. p.35  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Cardioidea
                  Cardiidae Lamarck, 1809
                    Cardiinae Lamarck, 1809
                      Vepricardium Iredale, 1929
                        Vepricardium asiaticum (Bruguière, 1792)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=63432) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-01-29. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-09-16.