Vepricardium

Vepricardium
shell of Vepricardium eichhorsti (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Cardiida
Superfamily:	Cardioidea
Family:	Cardiidae
Genus:	Vepricardium Iredale, 1929
Type species
Vepricardium pulchricostatumIredale, 1929
Synonyms
PectunculusMörch, 1853 (invalid: non Lamarck, 1799 nec da Costa, 1778)

Vepricardium is a genus of large saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Cardiinae of the family Cardiidae, the giant clams. ^[1]

Species

• Vepricardium asiaticum (Bruguière, 1789)
• Vepricardium burnupi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897)
• Vepricardium coronatum (Schröter, 1786)
• Vepricardium eichhorsti Thach, 2015
• Vepricardium incarnatum (Reeve, 1844)
• Vepricardium multispinosum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839)
• † Vepricardium orbiculare Schafhäutl ^[2]
• Vepricardium rubrohamatum Voskuil & Onverwagt, 1988
• Vepricardium sinense (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839)
• Vepricardium vidali ter Poorten & H. Dekker, 2002

Synonyms

• Vepricardium albohamatumHylleberg, 2000: synonym of Vepricardium rubrohamatumVoskuil & Onverwagt, 1988 (dubious synonym)
• Vepricardium leve(Anton, 1938): synonym of Vepricardium multispinosum(G. B. Sowerby II, 1839) (based on nomen oblitum)
• Vepricardium pulchricostatumIredale, 1929: synonym of Vepricardium multispinosum(G. B. Sowerby II, 1839) (junior subjective synonym)

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vepricardium Iredale, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381085 on 2023-02-05
2. Austria-borum: Vepricardium orbiculare

• Vidal, J. (2000). Genus Vepricardium Iredale 1929 (Bivalvia, Cardiidae) with description of a new species from Thailand, Vepricardium albohamatum Hylleberg. Vidal. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication. 21(2): 447–464.
• Voskuil, R. P. A. & Onverwagt, W. J. H. (1988). Studies on Cardiidae 1. The genus Vepricardium Iredale, 1929 with description of a new species. Gloria Maris. 27 (5-6): 86-91

External links

• Iredale, T. (1929). Strange molluscs in Sydney Harbour. Australian Zoologist. 5(4): 337-352
• Mörch, O. A. L. (1852-1853). Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora, 170 pp. [1852]; Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata
• J.J. ter, 2005. Outline of a systematic index - Recent Cardiidae (Lamarck, 1809). VISAYA net. (Updated 2009 for WoRMS)