Acrosterigma

Acrosterigma
Acrosterigma cygnorum (Deshayes, 1855)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Cardiida
Superfamily:	Cardioidea
Family:	Cardiidae
Genus:	Acrosterigma Dall, 1900
Synonyms
† Cardium dalliHeilprin, 1886

Acrosterigma is a genus of large saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae, the cockles. ^[1]

Species

• Acrosterigma amirante Vidal, 1999
• Acrosterigma attenuatum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
• Acrosterigma biradiatum (Bruguière, 1789)
• Acrosterigma burchardi (Dunker, 1877)
• Acrosterigma capricorne Vidal & Kirkendale, 2007
• Acrosterigma cygnorum (Deshayes, 1855)
• † Acrosterigma dalli (Heilprin, 1886)
• † Acrosterigma delectabile (P. A. Maxwell, 1978)
• Acrosterigma dianthinum (Melvill & Standen, 1899)
• Acrosterigma discus Vidal, 1999
• Acrosterigma extremattenuatum ter Poorten & Kirkendale, 2017
• † Acrosterigma fraternum (Mayer, 1864)
• Acrosterigma hobbsae Vidal, 1999
• Acrosterigma impolitum (G.B. Sowerby II, 1841)
• Acrosterigma kerslakae Healy & Lamprell, 1992
• Acrosterigma lomboke (Vidal, 2003)
• Acrosterigma maculosum (W. Wood, 1815)
• Acrosterigma magnum (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Acrosterigma marielae Wilson & Stevenson, 1977
• Acrosterigma mauritianum (Deshayes, 1855)
• Acrosterigma oxygonum (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)
• † Acrosterigma paulayi Vidal, 1999
• † Acrosterigma praecygnorum (Ludbrook, 1955)
• Acrosterigma pristipleura (Dall, 1901)
• Acrosterigma profundum Vidal, 1999
• Acrosterigma punctolineatum Healy & Lamprell, 1992
• Acrosterigma selene Vidal, 1999
• Acrosterigma seurati Vidal, 1999
• Acrosterigma simplex (Spengler, 1799)
• Acrosterigma sorenseni (Powell, 1958)
• Acrosterigma subassimile(Vidal, 2003): synonym of Vasticardium subassimile J. Vidal, 2003
• Acrosterigma suduirauti Vidal & Ter Poorten, 2007
• Acrosterigma suluanum Vidal, 1999
• Acrosterigma terpoorteni Thach, 2017
• Acrosterigma transcendens (Melvill & Standen, 1899)
• Acrosterigma triangulare Raines & Huber, 2012
• Acrosterigma uniornatum Vidal, 1999
• Acrosterigma variegatum (G.B. Sowerby II, 1840)
• Acrosterigma zamboangaense ter Poorten & Hobbs, 2023

Synonyms

• Acrosterigma abrolhenseJ. Vidal, 1999: synonym of Acrosterigma cygnorum(Deshayes, 1855) (junior subjective synonym)
• Acrosterigma alternatum(G. B. Sowerby II, 1840): synonym of Vasticardium angulatum (Lamarck, 1819)
• Acrosterigma arenicola(Reeve, 1845): synonym of Acrosterigma maculosum(W. Wood, 1815) represented as Acrosterigma maculosum maculosum(W. Wood, 1815) (junior subjective synonym)
• Acrosterigma dampierenseB. R. Wilson & Stevenson, 1977: synonym of Acrosterigma impolitum(G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) (junior subjective synonym)
• Acrosterigma dupuchense(Reeve, 1845): synonym of Vasticardium flavum dupuchense(Reeve, 1845): synonym of Vasticardium dupuchense (Reeve, 1845) (superseded combination)
• Acrosterigma elongatum(Bruguière, 1789): synonym of Vasticardium elongatum (Bruguière, 1789) (superseded combination)
• Acrosterigma fideleJ. Vidal, 1992: synonym of Vasticardium fidele (J. Vidal, 1992) (superseded combination, original combination)
• Acrosterigma flavum(Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Vasticardium flavum (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded combination)
• Acrosterigma kengaluorumVoskuil & Onverwagt, 1993: synonym of Vasticardium kengaluorum (Voskuil & Onverwagt, 1993) (superseded combination, original combination)
• Acrosterigma lacunosum(Reeve, 1845): synonym of Vasticardium assimile lacunosum(Reeve, 1845) (superseded combination)
• Acrosterigma lomboke(J. Vidal, 2003): synonym of Vasticardium lombokeJ. Vidal, 2003: synonym of Cardium mindanenseReeve, 1844: synonym of Vasticardium mindanense (Reeve, 1844)
• Acrosterigma mendanaense(G. B. Sowerby III, 1897): synonym of Vasticardium mendanaense (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897) (superseded combination)
• Acrosterigma punctolineataHealy & Lamprell, 1992: synonym of Acrosterigma punctolineatumHealy & Lamprell, 1992 (incorrect gender agreement of specific epithet with neuter genus name)
• Acrosterigma reeveanum(Dunker, 1852): synonym of Vasticardium vertebratum (Jonas, 1844) ( junior subjective synonym)
• Acrosterigma rosemariensisB. R. Wilson & Stevenson, 1977: synonym of Acrosterigma impolitum(G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) (junior subjective synonym)
• Acrosterigma rugosa(Lamarck, 1819): synonym of Vasticardium pectiniforme (Born, 1780) (junior subjective synonym)
• Acrosterigma sowerbyorumVoskuil & Onverwagt, 1993: synonym of Vasticardium fultoni(G. B. Sowerby III, 1916) (junior subjective synonym, replacement name for Cardium ornatum G.B. Sowerby III, 1877)
• Acrosterigma subassimile(J. Vidal, 2003): synonym of Vasticardium subassimile J. Vidal, 2003
• Acrosterigma subrugosa(G. B. Sowerby II, 1839): synonym of Vasticardium flavum subrugosum(G. B. Sowerby II, 1839): synonym of Vasticardium subrugosum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839)
• Acrosterigma swanae (S. J. Maxwell, Congdon & Rymer, 2016): synonym of Cardium variegatumG. B. Sowerby II, 1840: synonym of Acrosterigma variegatum(G. B. Sowerby II, 1840)
• Acrosterigma unicolor(G. B. Sowerby II, 1834): synonym of Cardium simplexSpengler, 1799: synonym of Acrosterigma simplex(Spengler, 1799) (junior subjective synonym)
• Acrosterigma vlamingiB. R. Wilson & Stevenson, 1977: synonym of Acrosterigma impolitum(G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) (junior subjective synonym)

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acrosterigma Dall, 1900. Accessed through: World Register of Marine * At: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=345685 on 19 March 2024

• Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.

External links

• Dall, W. H. (1890–1903). Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science.