WoRMS taxon details
Vasticardium compunctum Kira, 1959
466600 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:466600)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Kira T. (1959). <i>Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan</i>. (2nd ed., first printing), Hoikusha, Japan, [6] + vii + [1] + 239 pp., 71 pls.
page(s): 137, pl. 55 fig. 9 [details]
page(s): 137, pl. 55 fig. 9 [details]
Note Japan, ‘Amami Isls. and the Ryûkyûs,...
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vasticardium compunctum Kira, 1959. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=466600 on 2025-07-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Kira T. (1959). <i>Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan</i>. (2nd ed., first printing), Hoikusha, Japan, [6] + vii + [1] + 239 pp., 71 pls.
page(s): 137, pl. 55 fig. 9 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 452 [details]
page(s): 137, pl. 55 fig. 9 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 452 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Bieler, R.; Petit, R. E. (1990). On the various editions of Tetsuaki Kira's “Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan” and “Shells of the Western Pacific in color Vol. 1”, with an annotated list of new names introduced. <em>Malacologia.</em> 32: 131-145., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13146396 [details]
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]
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
Bieler, R.; Petit, R. E. (1990). On the various editions of Tetsuaki Kira's “Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan” and “Shells of the Western Pacific in color Vol. 1”, with an annotated list of new names introduced. <em>Malacologia.</em> 32: 131-145., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13146396 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Length 40-45 mm [details]Type locality Japan, ‘Amami Isls. and the Ryûkyûs, rather common on shallow sandy bottom.’ (Kira, 1962) [details]
Type material OMNH (Osaka Museum of Natural History), holotype [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | イレズミザルガイ | [details] |
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vasticardium compunctum)
To Genbank
To Malacopics (Vasticardium compunctum Kira, 1959)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vasticardium compunctum)
To Genbank
To Malacopics (Vasticardium compunctum Kira, 1959)
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