WoRMS taxon details
Laevicardium elatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
381709 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:381709)
accepted
Species
Cardium elatum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Fulvia (Laevifulvia) ballieni J. Vidal, 1994 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cardium elatum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B., I. (1833). [Characters of new species of shells contained in the collection made by mr. Cuming on the western Coast of South America, and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 82–85 [8 September 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859522
page(s): 84 [details]
page(s): 84 [details]
Note Mexico, Sonora District, Guaymas, in sandy mud...
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Laevicardium elatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381709 on 2025-07-18
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Fulvia (Laevifulvia) ballieni J. Vidal, 1994) Vidal, J. (1994). A review of the genus <i> Fulvia </i> Gray, 1853. (Mollusca, Cardiidae). <em>Apex.</em> 9(4): 93-118., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42257749
page(s): 112-113, pl. 3 figs 3a-b [details]
original description (of Cardium elatum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B., I. (1833). [Characters of new species of shells contained in the collection made by mr. Cuming on the western Coast of South America, and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 82–85 [8 September 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859522
page(s): 84 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 380 [details]
page(s): 112-113, pl. 3 figs 3a-b [details]
original description (of Cardium elatum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B., I. (1833). [Characters of new species of shells contained in the collection made by mr. Cuming on the western Coast of South America, and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 82–85 [8 September 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859522
page(s): 84 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 380 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Length L 140-190 mm [details]Type locality Mexico, Sonora District, Guaymas, in sandy mud at low water. Coll. Cuming [details]
Type locality NHMUK 20140804, three possible syntypes [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | giant Pacific eggcocklegiant eggcockle | [details] |
| German | Pazifische Riesen-Herzmuschel | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Fulvia (Laevifulvia) ballieni J. Vidal, 1994)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications) (from synonym Cardium elatum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
To Conchology (Laevicardium elatum)
To Malacopics (Laevicardium elatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Mexico, Sonora, Guaymas, trawl, ex coll....
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-3968) (from synonym Fulvia (Laevifulvia) ballieni J. Vidal, 1994)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cardium elatum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Fulvia (Laevifulvia) ballieni J. Vidal, 1994)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications) (from synonym Cardium elatum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
To Conchology (Laevicardium elatum)
To Malacopics (Laevicardium elatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Mexico, Sonora, Guaymas, trawl, ex coll....
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-3968) (from synonym Fulvia (Laevifulvia) ballieni J. Vidal, 1994)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cardium elatum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
