Species Vasticardium fultoni (Sowerby, 1916)

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• Cardium fultoni Sowerby, G.B.(3rd) 1916. Descriptions of seven new species of mollusca belonging to the genera Drilla, Clavatula, Epitonium, Cantharidus, Bittium, Fissurella and Cardium. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 12: 74-76 [76, pl. 3, fig. 7] [according to Wilson species belongs to the genus Acrosterigma].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1919-12-31-69, "Philippines"
  Comment: according to Vidal (1997) type locality probably incorrect.
• Cardium ornatum Sowerby, G.B.(3rd) 1877. Description of six new species of shells from the collections of the Marchioness Paulucci and Dr Prevost. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1876: 752–755 [755, pl. 75, fig. 2] [non Eichwald, 1855 (=Cerastoderma)].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMW 55-158-1242, "Hong Kong"
  Comment: according to Vidal (1997) type locality probably incorrect.

  Type locality 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. [CD, lines 9839-9842] (original location of Hong Kong is in error).
• Acrosterigma sowerbyorum Voskuil, R.P.A. & Onverwagt, W.J.H. 1992. Studies on Cardiidae. 6. Two new species from the central Indo-Pacific and southeast Greenland and new names for two primary homonyms (Mollusca, Bilvalvia). Gloria Maris 3 31: 33-44 [41] [unnecessary replacement name for Cardium ornatum].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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. [CD, lines 9839-9842]

 

Generic Combinations

• Vasticardium fultoni (Sowerby, 1916). —
  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 [525]
• Acrosterigma fultoni (Sowerby, 1916). —
  Wilson, B.R. & Stevenson, S.E. 1977. Cardiidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) of Western Australia. Western Australian Museum Special Publication 9: 1-114 [87, figs 6-10, text fig. 14]
  Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 30, fig. 200]
• Vasticardium ornatum (Sowerby, 1877).

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Ecological Descriptors

Intertidal, marine, muddy sand.

 

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. [295, CD: line 9839] (does not mention V. ornatum, but lists V. fultoni from NW Australia)

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 [525]

ter Poorten, J. & Bouchet, P. 2014. Vasticardium fultoni (G. B. Sowerby III, 1916). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=466602 (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 [251, figs 5b, d, g]

Vidal, J. 1999. Taxonomic Review of the elongated cockles: genera Trachycardium, Vasticardium and Acrosterigma (Mollusca, Cardiidae). Zoosystema 21(2): 259-335, 20 figs [269]

Wilson, B.R. & Stevenson, S.E. 1977. Cardiidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) of Western Australia. Western Australian Museum Special Publication 9: 1-114 [87, figs 6-10, text fig. 14]

 

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-Feb-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM)
		12-Apr-2011	MODIFIED