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Vasticardium orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
466608 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:466608)
accepted
Species
Cardium orbita Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Laevicardium orbita · unaccepted > superseded combination
Trachycardium orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Vasticardium orbita orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Vasticardium orbita hawaiensis (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) accepted as Vasticardium hawaiense (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subspecies Vasticardium orbita mendanaense (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897) accepted as Vasticardium mendanaense (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subspecies Vasticardium orbita orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) accepted as Vasticardium orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subspecies Vasticardium orbita philippinense (Hedley, 1899) accepted as Vasticardium philippinense (Hedley, 1899) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cardium orbita Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B., I. (1833). [Characters of new species of shells contained in the collection made by mr. Cuming on the western Coast of South America, and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 82–85 [8 September 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859522
page(s): p. 83. [details]
page(s): p. 83. [details]
Note French Polynesia, Tuamotu Archipelago, Anaa...
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vasticardium orbita (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=466608 on 2025-09-10
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(of Cardium orbita Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B., I. (1833). [Characters of new species of shells contained in the collection made by mr. Cuming on the western Coast of South America, and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 82–85 [8 September 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859522
page(s): p. 83. [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 404; note: syntypes figured (pl. 164 figs 1-2) [details]
page(s): p. 83. [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 404; note: syntypes figured (pl. 164 figs 1-2) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality French Polynesia, Tuamotu Archipelago, Anaa Isl., in fine coral sand on the reefs. Coll. Cuming [details]Type material NHMUK 20130518, syntypes [details]
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