Species Cardita muricata Sowerby, 1832
Prickly Cardita
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), 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
In sand, intertidal, marine.
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. [653] (Huber does not believe that this name applies to an Australia species, and instead suggests using Cardita essingtonensis Deshayes, 1854, which he believes is a synonym of C. pica from the Philippines. The author synonymises the two names, whith C. pica taking priority. A revision of this Australian faunal component needs to take place before this conclusion can followed here)
Common Name References
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [58, pl. 59F] (Prickly Cardita)
History of changes
| 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) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | 28-Jul-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | 28-Jul-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | CRASSATELLOIDEA | 15-Mar-2011 | MOVED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 10-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Feb-2011 | MODIFIED |