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Hemicardium hystrix var. brevispinosa Preston, 1908
1739427 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1739427)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Variety
Hemicardium hystrix (Reeve, 1844) accepted as Cardium hystrix Reeve, 1844 accepted as Ctenocardia virgo (Reeve, 1845)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Preston, H. B. (1908). Descriptions of new species of land, marine and freshwater shells from the Andaman Islands. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 2(2): 187-210, pls 14-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35163982
page(s): 206 [details]
page(s): 206 [details]
Type locality contained in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
, Note ZSI M 4052/1, holotype
type locality contained in Andaman and Nicobar Islands [details]
Type material ZSI M 4052/1, holotype [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Hemicardium hystrix var. brevispinosa Preston, 1908. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1739427 on 2025-09-10
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Preston, H. B. (1908). Descriptions of new species of land, marine and freshwater shells from the Andaman Islands. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 2(2): 187-210, pls 14-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35163982
page(s): 206 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 202 [details]
source of synonymy Subba Rao, N. V. (2017). Indian Seashells. Part 2, Bivalvia. <em>Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Paper.</em> 375: 1-568. [details]
page(s): 206 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 202 [details]
source of synonymy Subba Rao, N. V. (2017). Indian Seashells. Part 2, Bivalvia. <em>Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Paper.</em> 375: 1-568. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type material ZSI M 4052/1, holotype [details]
