WoRMS taxon details
Laevicardium serratum (Linnaeus, 1758)
381803 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:381803)
accepted
Species
Cardium (Laevicardium) serratum Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cardium citrinum W. Wood, 1815 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cardium lineatum Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cardium oviputamen Reeve, 1844 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cardium serratum Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cardium serratum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 680 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 680 [details] Available for editors
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Note ‘M. Mediterraneo’ [erroneous]; Cuba,...
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Type locality ‘M. Mediterraneo’ [erroneous]; Cuba, Matanzas Bay (designated by McLean, 1939: 168-169) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Laevicardium serratum (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381803 on 2026-09-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cardium lineatum Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3246 [details]
original description (of Cardium serratum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 680 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Cardium oviputamen 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. 36, pl. 7 fig. 36 [details]
original description (of Cardium citrinum W. Wood, 1815) Wood, W. (1814-1815). <i>General conchology or a description of shells, arranged according to the Linnean system</i>. London: John Booth. Vol. 1 [only volume published], lxi + 7 + 246 pp., 60 pl. // i–iv, 1–16, pls 1–5 [April 1814]; v-lxi, 17-246, pls 6-60 [1815]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/131274
page(s): 223, pl. 54 fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 392; note: lectotype figured (pl. 162 figs 2A-B) [details]
page(s): 3246 [details]
original description (of Cardium serratum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 680 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Cardium oviputamen 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. 36, pl. 7 fig. 36 [details]
original description (of Cardium citrinum W. Wood, 1815) Wood, W. (1814-1815). <i>General conchology or a description of shells, arranged according to the Linnean system</i>. London: John Booth. Vol. 1 [only volume published], lxi + 7 + 246 pp., 60 pl. // i–iv, 1–16, pls 1–5 [April 1814]; v-lxi, 17-246, pls 6-60 [1815]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/131274
page(s): 223, pl. 54 fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 392; note: lectotype figured (pl. 162 figs 2A-B) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Lectotype Linnean Society of London P-Z 0010764, lectotype [details]Length L 40-60 mm [details]
Type locality ‘M. Mediterraneo’ [erroneous]; Cuba, Matanzas Bay (designated by McLean, 1939: 168-169) [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (132 publications) (from synonym Cardium serratum Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
To Conchology (Laevicardium serratum)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Laevicardium serratum)
To GB Mollusca Types (Cardium oviputamen Reeve, 1844; Syntype(s); UMZC I.100595) (from synonym Cardium oviputamen Reeve, 1844)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Cardium serratum Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Malacopics (Laevicardium serratum (Linnaeus, 1758) Barbados, Carlisle Bay, sand and rubble bott...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cardium serratum Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (132 publications) (from synonym Cardium serratum Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
To Conchology (Laevicardium serratum)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Laevicardium serratum)
To GB Mollusca Types (Cardium oviputamen Reeve, 1844; Syntype(s); UMZC I.100595) (from synonym Cardium oviputamen Reeve, 1844)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Cardium serratum Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Malacopics (Laevicardium serratum (Linnaeus, 1758) Barbados, Carlisle Bay, sand and rubble bott...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cardium serratum Linnaeus, 1758)
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Hosted externally, from synonym
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
