MolluscaBase taxon details
Laevicardium elenense (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840)
381712 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:381712)
accepted
Species
Cardium apicinum (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cardium elenense G. B. Sowerby II, 1840 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Laevicardium apicinum P. P. Carpenter, 1864 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Levicardium apicinum P. P. Carpenter, 1864 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cardium elenense G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1840). <i>Cardium</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 46-51, 149-150, 177-184 fig. 1-71. Catalogue and index, [1]-8 pp. [Parts 46-51, figs 1-31 ([1833?]-1834); Parts 149-150, figs 32-39 (1839); Parts 177-184, figs 40-71 (1840); Catalogue (exact date of publication unknown but probably issued with Part 184 in 1840)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35432220
page(s): 181, fig. 58 [details]
page(s): 181, fig. 58 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Laevicardium elenense (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381712 on 2025-09-10
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(of Cardium elenense G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1834-1840). <i>Cardium</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 46-51, 149-150, 177-184 fig. 1-71. Catalogue and index, [1]-8 pp. [Parts 46-51, figs 1-31 ([1833?]-1834); Parts 149-150, figs 32-39 (1839); Parts 177-184, figs 40-71 (1840); Catalogue (exact date of publication unknown but probably issued with Part 184 in 1840)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35432220
page(s): 181, fig. 58 [details]
original description (of Levicardium apicinum P. P. Carpenter, 1864) Carpenter, P. P. (1864). Diagnoses of new forms of Mollusca collected at Cape St. Lucas, Lower California, by Mr. Xantus. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 3, 13: 311-315; 474-479., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22217573
page(s): 313. [details]
status source Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 384; note: syntypes figured (pl. 158 figs 7-9) [details]
page(s): 181, fig. 58 [details]
original description (of Levicardium apicinum P. P. Carpenter, 1864) Carpenter, P. P. (1864). Diagnoses of new forms of Mollusca collected at Cape St. Lucas, Lower California, by Mr. Xantus. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 3, 13: 311-315; 474-479., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22217573
page(s): 313. [details]
status source Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 384; note: syntypes figured (pl. 158 figs 7-9) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Length L 15-25 mm [details]
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