Species Vepricardium multispinosum (Sowerby, 1838)
Many-spined Heart Cockle
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Cardium multispinosum Sowerby, G.B. (1st) 1838. Cardium. pts 149-150 in Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) (ed). The Conchological Illustrations or coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent shells. London : G.B. Sowerby (2nd). [3, figs 38a, b] [nomen protectum].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1973.102, Mindanao, Philippines.Secondary source:
ter Poorten, J.J. 2011. Designation of Cardium multispinosum G.B. Sowerby II, 1839, as a nomen protectum and its senior synonym Cardium leve Anton, 1838, as a nomen oblitum (Bivalvia, Cardiidae). Basteria 75(4-6): 104-106 [Date published 21 Dec]. - Vepricardium pulchricostatum Iredale, T. 1929. Strange molluscs in Sydney Harbour. The Australian Zoologist 5(4): 337-352, pls 37-38 [338, pl. 37, fig. 5].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.57839, Sydney Harbour, NSW, Australia [33°51'S, 151°13'58.8"E]. - Cardium leve Anton, H.E. 1838. Verzeichniss der Conchylien welche sich in der Sammlung von Hermann Eduard Anton befinden. Halle : Eduard Anton xvi + 110 pp. [imprint date 1839; see Cernohorsky (1978: 299) for publication dates] [no. 398] [nomen oblitum].
Generic Combinations
- Vepricardium leve (Anton, 1938). —
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. [289, text fig.] - Vepricardium multispinosum (Sowerby, 1838). —
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [pl. 28, fig. 183]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Central Indo-west Pacific; Australia to Taiwan.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, in sandy mud, intertidal, marine, mud-silt, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 40 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. [317, pl. 76, fig. 3] (as V. pulchricostatum)
Habe, T. 1964. Shells of the western Pacific in color. Osaka : Hoikusha Vol. 2 233 pp., 66 pls. [186, pl. 57, fig. 23]
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. [289, text fig., CD: line 9682] (as Vepricardium leve)
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 [598, 638]
Iredale, T. 1929. Strange molluscs in Sydney Harbour. The Australian Zoologist 5(4): 337-352, pls 37-38 [338, pl. 37, figs 4, 5] (as V. pulchricostatum)
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [21] (as V. pulchricostatum)
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. Bivalves of Australia. Bathurst, New South Wales : Crawford House Press Vol. 1 xiv 182 pp. [60, fig. 183]
McMichael, D.F. 1960. Shells of the Australian sea-shore. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 127 pp., 287 figs. [Date published December] [36, fig. 47] (as V. pulchricostatum)
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. 2, fig. 10] (as C. multispinosum)
Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. Queensland and Great Barrier Reef shells. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 210 pp. [186, pl. 26, fig. 12] (as V. pulchricostatum)
Schneider, J.A. 2002. Phylogeny of cardiid bivalves(cockles and giant clams): revision of the Cardiinae and the importanceof fossils in explaining disjunct biogeographical distributions. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 136(3): 321-369
Smith, E.A. 1885. Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 13(35): 1-341, 25 pls [160] (as C. (Bucardium) multispinosum)
Tantanasiriwong, R. 1979. A checklist of marine bivalves from Phuket (area). Phuket Marine Biological Center, Research Bulletin 27: 1-15 [9]
ter Poorten, J.J. 2010. Vepricardium multispinosum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381145 (Accessed on 2015-01-23)
Vidal, J. 2000. Genus Vepricardium Iredale 1929 (Bivalvia, Cardiidae) with the description of a new species from Thailand, Vepricardium albohamatum Hyllberg & Vidal. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 21(2): 447-464 [458]
Wilson, B.R. & Stevenson, S.E. 1977. Cardiidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) of Western Australia. Western Australian Museum Special Publication 9: 1-114 [pl. 1, figs 1-5. text fig. 4]
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. [317, pl. 76, fig. 3] (for Vepricardium pulchricostatum) (Many-spined Heart 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 | 12-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
| 12-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED |