WoRMS taxon details
Vasticardium rubicundum (Reeve, 1844)
381371 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:381371)
accepted
Species
Cardium rubicundum Reeve, 1844 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Trachycardium rubicundum (Reeve, 1844) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Vasticardium rubicundum rubicundum (Reeve, 1844) · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Subspecies Vasticardium rubicundum kengaluorum (Voskuil & Onverwagt, 1993) accepted as Cardium mindanense Reeve, 1844 accepted as Vasticardium mindanense (Reeve, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Vasticardium rubicundum rubicundum (Reeve, 1844) accepted as Vasticardium rubicundum (Reeve, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cardium rubicundum Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus <i>Cardium</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pl. 1-22 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-4 [3 undated], October 1844, pl. 5-8, November 1844; pl. 9-12, December 1844; pl. 13-16, January, 1845; pl. 17-22, March 1845]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937393
page(s): sp. 44, pl. 9 fig. 44 [details]
page(s): sp. 44, pl. 9 fig. 44 [details]
Note Zanzibar. Coll. Cuming, NHMUK 1978128, three...
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vasticardium rubicundum (Reeve, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381371 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cardium rubicundum Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus <i>Cardium</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pl. 1-22 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-4 [3 undated], October 1844, pl. 5-8, November 1844; pl. 9-12, December 1844; pl. 13-16, January, 1845; pl. 17-22, March 1845]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937393
page(s): sp. 44, pl. 9 fig. 44 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 448; note: syntype figured (pl. 187 figs 1A-C) [details]
page(s): sp. 44, pl. 9 fig. 44 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 448; note: syntype figured (pl. 187 figs 1A-C) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Hylleberg, J. (2017). History and description of <i>Vasticardium mindanense</i> (Reeve, 1844) (Bivalvia: Cardiidae), compared with <i>V. compunctum</i> Kira, 1959, <i>V. ngai</i> Thach, 2016, <i>V. kengaluorum</i> (Voskuil & Onverwagt, 1993) and <i>V. rubicundum</i> (Reeve, 1844). <em>Novapex.</em> 18 (1-2): 1-16. [details]
Other
additional source
Vidal, J. (1998). Taxonomic revision of the Indo-Pacific <i>Vasticardium assimile</i> species group (Mollusca, Cardiidae). <em>Apex.</em> 13 (3): 111-125.
page(s): 117. [details]
page(s): 117. [details]





From editor or global species database
Type locality Zanzibar. Coll. Cuming [details]Type material NHMUK 1978128, three syntypes [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Trachycardium rubicundum (Reeve, 1844))
To Conchology (Vasticardium rubicundum)
To Conchology (Vasticardium rubicundum)
To Conchology (Vasticardium rubicundum)
To Malacopics (Vasticardium rubicundum (Reeve, 1844) India, Tamil Nadu, Tuticorin, in shallow wate...
To Conchology (Vasticardium rubicundum)
To Conchology (Vasticardium rubicundum)
To Conchology (Vasticardium rubicundum)
To Malacopics (Vasticardium rubicundum (Reeve, 1844) India, Tamil Nadu, Tuticorin, in shallow wate...