Species Vasticardium dupuchense (Reeve, 1845)
Sharp Toothed Heart Cockle, The Dupuch Cockle
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Cardium dupuchense Reeve, L.A. 1845. Monograph of the genus Cardium. pls 13-22 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 2. [imprint date 1843] [pl. 14, fig. 67] [original reference seen].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1971.25 (Emended from 'Depuch Is., Torres Strait' (Wilson & Stevenson, 1977: 85-86)), Western Australia, Depuch Isl., [20°38'S, 117°43'E].Type locality references:
Wilson, B.R. & Stevenson, S.E. 1977. Cardiidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) of Western Australia. Western Australian Museum Special Publication 9: 1-114 [85-86]. - Cardium magnum Chemnitz, J.H. 1782. Neues systematisches Conchylien - Cabinet. Nürnberg : G.N. Raspe Vol. 6 pp. 1-375, pls 1-36. [196-197, pl. 19, fig. 191].
Generic Combinations
- Acrosterigma dupuchense (Reeve, 1845). —
Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. Seashells of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 207 pp. [166]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indonesia
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, sand-mud flat, sheltered bays.
Extra Ecological Information
6 m
General References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [316, fig. 2] (as Regozara dupuchense)
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. [294, pl., CD: line 9825]
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 [478-479]
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 [302-303]
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [62, pl. 29, fig. 192] (as Acrosterigma dupuchense)
Odhner, N.H. 1919. Contribution à la faune malacologique de Madagascar. Arkiv för Zoologi 12(6): 1-52 [Date published 29 Dec 1919] [12]
Reeve, L.A. 1845. Monograph of the genus Cardium. pls 13-22 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 2. [imprint date 1843] [pl. 14, fig. 67] (as C. dupuchense)
ter Poorten, J. & Bouchet, P. 2014. Vasticardium dupuchense (Reeve, 1845). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=466601 (Accessed on 2015-02-04)
Vidal, J. 1997. Taxonomic Review of the Indo-Pacific Vasticardium flavum species group (Bivalvia, Cardiidae). Zoosystema 19(2-3): 233-253 [243, fig. 5a]
Vidal, J. 1999. Reflections on the distribution of polytypic species of the genus Vasticardium (Mollusca, Cardiidae) from the Indo-Pacific. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 2 19: 353-362 [355]
Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. Seashells of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 207 pp. [166, fig. 603]
Wilson, B.R. & Stevenson, S.E. 1977. Cardiidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) of Western Australia. Western Australian Museum Special Publication 9: 1-114 [85, pl. 5, figs 14-17] (as Acrosterigma dupuchense)
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [316] (For Regozara dupuchense) (Sharp Toothed Heart Cockle)
Reeve, L.A. 1845. Monograph of the genus Cardium. pls 13-22 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 2. [imprint date 1843] [pl. 14, fig. 67] (The Dupuch 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) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | CARDIIDAE | 19-Apr-2011 | MOVED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
| 21-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED |