Species Laevicardium multipunctatum (Broderip & Sowerby, 1833)
The Many-dotted Cockle
Compiler and date details
May 2017 - Burghardt, I.
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Cardium multipunctatum Broderip, W.J. & Sowerby, G.B. (1st) 1833. Characters of new species of Mollusca and Conchifera collected by Mr Cuming. Genus Cardium. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1833(1): 82-85 [84].
Type data:
Status unknown, China. - Discors multipunctatum G. B. Sowerby I in Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833.
Generic Combinations
- Laevicardium multipunctatum (Sowerby, 1834) [changed combination, year and author variation]. —
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 [637]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Central to western Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, coral reef, marine, sand, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
15-100 m. Also on fine sandy bottoms
General References
Broderip, W.J. & Sowerby, G.B. (1st) 1833. Characters of new species of Mollusca and Conchifera collected by Mr Cuming. Genus Cardium. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1833(1): 82-85
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. [306, CD: line 10234] (as "Lyrocardium" multipunctatum)
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 [637]
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [70, fig. 223]
ter Poorten, J. 2009. The Cardiidae of the Panglao Marine Biodiversity Project 2004 and the Panglao 2005 Deep-Sea Cruise with descriptions of four new species (Bivalvia). Vita Malacologica 8: 9-96
ter Poorten, J.J. 2014. Discors multipunctatum (G. B. Sowerby I in Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=826913 (Accessed on 2015-01-30)
ter Poorten, J.J. 2014. Discors multipunctatum (G. B. Sowerby I in Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=826913 (Accessed on 2017-05-30)
ter Poorten, J.J. 2014. Laevicardium multipunctatum (G. B. Sowerby I in Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=466592 (Accessed on 2015-01-30)
Wilson, B.R. & Stevenson, S.E. 1977. Cardiidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) of Western Australia. Western Australian Museum Special Publication 9: 1-114 [pl. 3, figs 13-15]
Common Name References
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. 1, fig. 7] (The Many-dotted Cockle)
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) |
| 22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 23-Oct-2014 | BIVALVIA | 30-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | CARDIIDAE | 12-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
| 12-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED |