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

 

Generic Combinations

 

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

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 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