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Unicardium cardioides (J. Phillips, 1829) †
1558279 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1558279)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
Corbula cardioides J. Phillips, 1829 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mactromya cardioideum [sic] † · unaccepted (misspelling; superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Corbula cardioides J. Phillips, 1829 †) Phillips, J. (1829). Illustrations of the Geology of Yorkshire; or a description of the strata and organic remains of the Yorkshire Coast. Part 1. <em>Printed for the author, York.</em> 1-192., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22966827
page(s): 192, pl. 14, fig. 12 [details]
page(s): 192, pl. 14, fig. 12 [details]
Type locality contained in Great Britain
type locality contained in Great Britain [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Status The type species of Unicardium (Corbula cardioides Phillips, 1829) is attributed to Mactromya Agassiz, 1843 by Hodges...
Status The type species of Unicardium (Corbula cardioides Phillips, 1829) is attributed to Mactromya Agassiz, 1843 by Hodges (2019), which would make Unicardium its junior subjective synonym. That author argues, however, that Unicardium should be maintained for other several species and that the current type species should be removed as its type species to settle the uncertainties of the two genera. A ruling by the ICZN seems required. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Unicardium cardioides (J. Phillips, 1829) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1558279 on 2025-09-11
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(of Corbula cardioides J. Phillips, 1829 †) Phillips, J. (1829). Illustrations of the Geology of Yorkshire; or a description of the strata and organic remains of the Yorkshire Coast. Part 1. <em>Printed for the author, York.</em> 1-192., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22966827
page(s): 192, pl. 14, fig. 12 [details]
page(s): 192, pl. 14, fig. 12 [details]
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Status The type species of Unicardium (Corbula cardioides Phillips, 1829) is attributed to Mactromya Agassiz, 1843 by Hodges (2019), which would make Unicardium its junior subjective synonym. That author argues, however, that Unicardium should be maintained for other several species and that the current type species should be removed as its type species to settle the uncertainties of the two genera. A ruling by the ICZN seems required. [details]
