MolluscaBase taxon details
Lunulicardia hemicardium (Linnaeus, 1758)
381513 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:381513)
accepted
Species
Cardium guichardi Bernardi, 1857 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cardium hemicardium Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Fragum (Lunulicardia) hemicardium (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Fragum hemicardium (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Lunulicardia hemicardia [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cardium hemicardium Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 678 [details] Available for editors
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Note ‘O. Asiatico’; probably Ambon, Moluccas,...
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lunulicardia hemicardium (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381513 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Cardium guichardi Bernardi, 1857) Bernardi [A.C.]. (1857). Description d'espèces nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 6: 53-57., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15862578
page(s): 53-54, pl. 2 fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Cardium hemicardium Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 678 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 234 [details]
additional source Poorten, J.J. ter, 2009. The Cardiidae of the Panglao Marine Biodiversity Project 2004 and the Panglao 2005 Deep-Sea Cruise with descriptions of four new species (Bivalvia). <i>Vita Malacologica</i> 8: 9-96 [21 November 2009] . Available online at http://dare.uva.nl/record/340850, available online at http://dare.uva.nl/record/340850 [details]
page(s): 53-54, pl. 2 fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Cardium hemicardium Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 678 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 234 [details]
additional source Poorten, J.J. ter, 2009. The Cardiidae of the Panglao Marine Biodiversity Project 2004 and the Panglao 2005 Deep-Sea Cruise with descriptions of four new species (Bivalvia). <i>Vita Malacologica</i> 8: 9-96 [21 November 2009] . Available online at http://dare.uva.nl/record/340850, available online at http://dare.uva.nl/record/340850 [details]




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Length L 30-73 mm [details]Type locality ‘O. Asiatico’; probably Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia (Wilson & Stevenson, 1977: 46) [details]
Type material Linnean Society of London G-M 0010056, probable holotype [details]
To Conchology (Lunulicardia hemicardium COLORED)
To Conchology (Lunulicardia hemicardium FREAK)
To Conchology (Lunulicardia hemicardium GIANT)
To Conchology (Lunulicardia hemicardium LARGE)
To Conchology (Lunulicardia hemicardium YOUNG)
To Conchology (Lunulicardia hemicardium YOUNG)
To Conchology (Lunulicardia hemicardium)
To Malacopics (Cardium guichardi Bernardi,1857 SYNTYPE New Caledonia)
To Malacopics (Lunulicardia hemicardium (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Central Visayas, Bohol, low tide, intertidal reef lagoon, collected 1990, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt)
To Conchology (Lunulicardia hemicardium FREAK)
To Conchology (Lunulicardia hemicardium GIANT)
To Conchology (Lunulicardia hemicardium LARGE)
To Conchology (Lunulicardia hemicardium YOUNG)
To Conchology (Lunulicardia hemicardium YOUNG)
To Conchology (Lunulicardia hemicardium)
To Malacopics (Cardium guichardi Bernardi,1857 SYNTYPE New Caledonia)
To Malacopics (Lunulicardia hemicardium (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Central Visayas, Bohol, low tide, intertidal reef lagoon, collected 1990, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt)