WoRMS taxon details
Vasticardium orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
466608 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:466608)
accepted
Species
Cardium orbita Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Laevicardium orbita · unaccepted > superseded combination
Trachycardium orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Vasticardium orbita orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Vasticardium orbita hawaiensis (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) accepted as Vasticardium hawaiense (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subspecies Vasticardium orbita mendanaense (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897) accepted as Vasticardium mendanaense (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subspecies Vasticardium orbita orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) accepted as Vasticardium orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subspecies Vasticardium orbita philippinense (Hedley, 1899) accepted as Vasticardium philippinense (Hedley, 1899) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cardium orbita Broderip & 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): p. 83. [details]
page(s): p. 83. [details]
Note French Polynesia, Tuamotu Archipelago, Anaa...
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vasticardium orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=466608 on 2025-07-13
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Nomenclature
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(of Cardium orbita Broderip & 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): p. 83. [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 404; note: syntypes figured (pl. 164 figs 1-2) [details]
page(s): p. 83. [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 404; note: syntypes figured (pl. 164 figs 1-2) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality French Polynesia, Tuamotu Archipelago, Anaa Isl., in fine coral sand on the reefs. Coll. Cuming [details]Type material NHMUK 20130518, syntypes [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Trachycardium orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Conchology (Vasticardium orbita)
To Conchology (Vasticardium orbita)
To Conchology (Vasticardium orbita)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vasticardium orbita)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Trachycardium orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Cardium orbita Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Trachycardium orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Conchology (Vasticardium orbita)
To Conchology (Vasticardium orbita)
To Conchology (Vasticardium orbita)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vasticardium orbita)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Trachycardium orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Cardium orbita Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
