WoRMS taxon details
Acrosterigma mauritianum (Deshayes, 1855)
381246 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:381246)
accepted
Species
Cardium mauritianum Deshayes, 1855 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cardium mauritianum Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 317-371 [pp. 317-320, 8 May 1855; 321-371, 16 May 1855]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747744
page(s): 331 [details]
page(s): 331 [details]
Note Mauritius, stomach of a large fish. Leg Sir...
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Acrosterigma mauritianum (Deshayes, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381246 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cardium mauritianum Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 317-371 [pp. 317-320, 8 May 1855; 321-371, 16 May 1855]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747744
page(s): 331 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 506; note: syntype figured (pl. 216 figs 4A-B) [details]
page(s): 331 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 506; note: syntype figured (pl. 216 figs 4A-B) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Length 30-39 mm [details]Type locality Mauritius, stomach of a large fish. Leg Sir Dr. Barclay (label). Coll. Cuming (description) [details]
Type material NHMUK 1974133, three syntypes [details]
