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Laevicardium johnjeffreysi ter Poorten, 2024
1761573 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1761573)
accepted
Species
Cardium norvegicum var. gibba Jeffreys, 1864 · unaccepted > superseded combination (junior homonym of Cardium gibbum...)
junior homonym of Cardium gibbum Defrance, 1817
Laevicardium oblongum gibbum (Jeffreys, 1864) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 374, pl. 153 figs 1-10 [details]
page(s): 374, pl. 153 figs 1-10 [details]
Nomenclature replacement name for Cardium norvegicum var. gibba Jeffreys,1864, non Cardium gibbum Defrance,1817
Status Due to the paucity of distinctive morphological characters and the lack of genetic data, the taxonomic status as a distinct...
Nomenclature replacement name for Cardium norvegicum var. gibba Jeffreys,1864, non Cardium gibbum Defrance,1817 [details]
Status Due to the paucity of distinctive morphological characters and the lack of genetic data, the taxonomic status as a distinct...
Status Due to the paucity of distinctive morphological characters and the lack of genetic data, the taxonomic status as a distinct species is considered uncertain by some authors. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Laevicardium johnjeffreysi ter Poorten, 2024. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1761573 on 2025-09-10
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original description
Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 374, pl. 153 figs 1-10 [details]
original description (of Cardium norvegicum var. gibba Jeffreys, 1864) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): vol. 2 p. 295 [details]
additional source Nolf, F. & Hubrecht, S. (2025). The <i>Laevicardium</i> species (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Cardiidae) in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: an ongoing story of taxonomic confusion. <em>Neptunea.</em> 18 (1): 1-38. [details]
page(s): 374, pl. 153 figs 1-10 [details]
original description (of Cardium norvegicum var. gibba Jeffreys, 1864) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): vol. 2 p. 295 [details]
additional source Nolf, F. & Hubrecht, S. (2025). The <i>Laevicardium</i> species (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Cardiidae) in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: an ongoing story of taxonomic confusion. <em>Neptunea.</em> 18 (1): 1-38. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Nomenclature replacement name for Cardium norvegicum var. gibba Jeffreys,1864, non Cardium gibbum Defrance,1817 [details]Status Due to the paucity of distinctive morphological characters and the lack of genetic data, the taxonomic status as a distinct species is considered uncertain by some authors. [details]
