Marine Species Traits - Ctenocardia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857

Traits taxon details

Ctenocardia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857

AphiaID

204210 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204210)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Fraginae R. B. Stewart, 1930

Original name

Hemicardia (Ctenocardia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857

Direct children (9)

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Species Ctenocardia excavata ter Poorten & Chino, 2025
Species Ctenocardia fijiana J. Vidal & Kirkendale, 2007
Species Ctenocardia fornicata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840)
Species Ctenocardia lisae ter Poorten, 2023
Species Ctenocardia pilbaraensis ter Poorten & Kirkendale, 2017
Species Ctenocardia virgo (Reeve, 1845)
Species Ctenocardia fijianum J. Vidal & Kirkendale, 2007 accepted as Ctenocardia fijiana J. Vidal & Kirkendale, 2007 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
Species Ctenocardia gustavi J. Vidal & Kirkendale, 2007 accepted as Microfragum gustavi (J. Vidal & Kirkendale, 2007) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Ctenocardia translata (Prashad, 1932) accepted as Cardium robillardi G. B. Sowerby III, 1894 accepted as Microfragum robillardi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

(of ) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): vol. 2: 459. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ctenocardia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204210 on 2025-09-18

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Ctenocardia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204210 on 2025-09-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-07-31 06:57:06Z

changed

Camba Reu, Cibran

2009-01-26 20:13:19Z

changed

ter Poorten, Jan Johan

2009-02-01 10:41:42Z

changed

ter Poorten, Jan Johan

2010-03-29 08:44:56Z

changed

ter Poorten, Jan Johan

2010-09-19 06:57:35Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2012-07-23 02:45:35Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2019-11-06 15:34:01Z

changed

ter Poorten, Jan Johan

2021-11-27 09:47:58Z

changed

Herbert, David

2024-10-08 15:06:30Z

changed

ter Poorten, Jan Johan

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of ) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): vol. 2: 459. [details]

basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 179 [details]

redescription 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. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ctenocardia)
To Genbank