MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Cardium mauritianum Deshayes, 1855) Deshayes, G. P. (1855). Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 317-371 [pp. 317-320, 8 May 1855; 321-371, 16 May 1855]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747744 [details]
basis of record
Poorten, J.J. ter, 2005. Outline of a systematic index - Recent Cardiidae (Lamarck, 1809). VISAYA net. (Updated 2009 for WoRMS), available online at https://www.conchology.be/?t=702&vnet=1316 [details]
From editor or global species database
Length 30-39 mm [details]
Type locality Mauritius, stomach of a large fish. Leg Sir Dr. Barclay (label). Coll. Cuming (description) [details]
Type material NHMUK 1974133, three syntypes [details]
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