WoRMS taxon details
Trachycardium consors (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
519470 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:519470)
accepted
Species
Cardium (Trachycardium) consors G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Cardium (Trachycardium) consors var. laxum Dall, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cardium consors G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cardium consors var. laxum Dall, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cardium laxum Dall, 1901 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Trachycardium (Trachycardium) consors (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) · unaccepted > superseded rank
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cardium consors 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): 85 [details]
page(s): 85 [details]
Note ‘ad Sanctam Elenam et ad Guacamayo’ [Santa...
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Trachycardium consors (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=519470 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cardium consors 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): 85 [details]
original description (of Cardium (Trachycardium) consors var. laxum Dall, 1901) Dall, W. H. (1901). Synopsis of the family Cardiidae and of the North American species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 23 (1214): 381-392.
page(s): 389 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 522; note: syntypes figured (pl. 224 figs 1-2) [details]
page(s): 85 [details]
original description (of Cardium (Trachycardium) consors var. laxum Dall, 1901) Dall, W. H. (1901). Synopsis of the family Cardiidae and of the North American species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 23 (1214): 381-392.
page(s): 389 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 522; note: syntypes figured (pl. 224 figs 1-2) [details]





From editor or global species database
Type locality ‘ad Sanctam Elenam et ad Guacamayo’ [Santa Elena, Equador and Guatemala], in sandy mud, 6-11 fms [11-20 m]. Coll. Cuming. First locality designated as type locality by Hertlein & Strong (1947: 147) [details]Type material NHMUK 1989119, syntypes [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Conchology (Trachycardium consors)
To Malacopics (Trachycardium consors (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Panama, Veraguas, Isla Cebaco, by tra...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachycardium (Trachyardium) consors USNM 1197358)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cardium consors G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Conchology (Trachycardium consors)
To Malacopics (Trachycardium consors (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Panama, Veraguas, Isla Cebaco, by tra...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachycardium (Trachyardium) consors USNM 1197358)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cardium consors G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection