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Species Acrosterigma biradiatum (Bruguiére, 1789)

The Double-rayed Cockle


Compiler and date details

December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific; Lord Howe Island added from Australian Museum reference collection records


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, coral reef, coral sand, intertidal, marine, sandy bottom, sublittoral, subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

To 246 m

 

General References

Huber, M. 2010. Compendium of Bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. [304, CD: line 10125] (as "Laevicardium" biradiatum (J.G. Bruguière, 1789))

Hylleberg, J. 2004. Lexical approach to Cardiacea. Records of taxa. Illustrated and annotated records of living and fossil shells, with emphasis on the families Cardiidae and Lymnocardiidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Part 2: A-M. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 30: 355-644 [404-406] (extensive bibliography)

Hylleberg. J. Cardiidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in the collection of Statens naturhistoriske Museum, previously the Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen (ZMUC). Annotated and revised. Steenstrupia 31(2): 103–324 [127]

Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [70, fig. 222] (as Laevicardium biradiatum)

Lamy, E. 1942. Notes sur les espèces lamarckiennes de Cardium (Moll. Lamellibr.). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] Série 4 14: 346-348 [347]

Lamy, E. 1942. Notes sur les espèces Lamarkiennes de Cardium (Moll. Lamellibr.). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 1 14: 63-68 [65] (as C. serratum)

Odhner, N.H. 1917. Results of Dr E. Mjöbergs Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia. 1910–1913, pt XVII, Mollusca. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 52(16): 1–115 pls 1–3 [Date published 19 Sept. 1917] [28] (as C. (Laevicardium) biradiatum)

Oliver, P.G. 1992. Bivalved Seashells of the Red Sea. Wiesbaden : Verlage Christa Hemmen 330 pp. [122] (as Laevicardium biradiatum, pl. 22)

Reeve, L.A. 1844. Monograph of the genus Cardium. pls 1-12, 13-22 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : Reeve & Bentham Vol. 2. [pl. 10, fig. 49] (as Cardium biradiatum)

ter Poorten, J. 2013. Acrosterigma biradiatum (Bruguière, 1789). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=345686 (Accessed on 2015-02-02)

Vidal, J. 1999. Taxonomic Review of the elongated cockles: genera Trachycardium, Vasticardium and Acrosterigma (Mollusca, Cardiidae). Zoosystema 21(2): 259-335, 20 figs [323, figs 16q, r, 19a-f, table 34]

Wilson, B.R. & Stevenson, S.E. 1977. Cardiidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) of Western Australia. Western Australian Museum Special Publication 9: 1-114 [59, pl. 3, figs 16-18] (as Laevicardium biradiatum)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
22-Aug-2023 BIVALVIA 22-Aug-2023 MOVED Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
22-Aug-2023 BIVALVIA 22-Aug-2023 MOVED Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
23-Oct-2014 BIVALVIA 19-Feb-2015 MODIFIED ABRS
11-Aug-2014 11-Aug-2014 MOVED
11-Aug-2014 CARDIIDAE 22-Nov-2013 MODIFIED Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
22-Nov-2013 MODIFIED