WoRMS taxon details
Cardites tricolor (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
1866241 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1866241)
accepted
Species
Cardita arcella Valenciennes, 1846 · unaccepted
Cardita laticosta [sic] · unaccepted
Cardita laticostata G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · unaccepted (the name Cardita tricolor given...)
the name Cardita tricolor given precedence by Lamy (1922) acting as first reviser
Cardita reeveana Clessin, 1888 · unaccepted
Cardita tricolor G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cardites laticostatus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) · unaccepted (the name Cardita tricolor given...)
the name Cardita tricolor given precedence by Lamy (1922) acting as first reviser
marine
(of Cardita tricolor G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1833). [Descriptions of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the southern Pacific Ocean.]. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Part II for 1832: 25–33 [21 April 1832], 50-61 [5 June 1832], 104–108 [31 July 1832], 113–120 [14 August 1832]; 173–179 [14 Jan. 1833], 194–202 [13 March 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26730700
page(s): 194 [details]
page(s): 194 [details]
Type locality contained in Guayaquil
type locality contained in Guayaquil [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cardites tricolor (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1866241 on 2026-07-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cardita laticostata G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1833). [Descriptions of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the southern Pacific Ocean.]. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Part II for 1832: 25–33 [21 April 1832], 50-61 [5 June 1832], 104–108 [31 July 1832], 113–120 [14 August 1832]; 173–179 [14 Jan. 1833], 194–202 [13 March 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26730700
page(s): 195 [details]
original description (of Cardita arcella Valenciennes, 1846) Valenciennes A. (1846). Atlas de Zoologie. Mollusques. <em>In: A. du Petit-Thouars, Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate la Venus pendant les années 1836–1839.</em> 4 vols. [Mollusques: pls. 1, 1bis, 2, 2bis, 3, 3bis, 4–24; no text]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54753345
page(s): pl. 22 figs 1. [details]
original description (of Cardita reeveana Clessin, 1888) Clessin, S. (1887-1888). Die Familie der Carditaceen. In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. <em>In: Küster, H. C.; Kobelt, W., Eds. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Zehtnen Bandes erste Abtheilung.</em> 10(1): 1-16, pls 1-5 [1887], 17-60, pls 6-13 [1888]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34258985
page(s): 37, pl. 5, figs 6-7 [details]
original description (of Cardita tricolor G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1833). [Descriptions of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the southern Pacific Ocean.]. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Part II for 1832: 25–33 [21 April 1832], 50-61 [5 June 1832], 104–108 [31 July 1832], 113–120 [14 August 1832]; 173–179 [14 Jan. 1833], 194–202 [13 March 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26730700
page(s): 194 [details]
page(s): 195 [details]
original description (of Cardita arcella Valenciennes, 1846) Valenciennes A. (1846). Atlas de Zoologie. Mollusques. <em>In: A. du Petit-Thouars, Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate la Venus pendant les années 1836–1839.</em> 4 vols. [Mollusques: pls. 1, 1bis, 2, 2bis, 3, 3bis, 4–24; no text]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54753345
page(s): pl. 22 figs 1. [details]
original description (of Cardita reeveana Clessin, 1888) Clessin, S. (1887-1888). Die Familie der Carditaceen. In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. <em>In: Küster, H. C.; Kobelt, W., Eds. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Zehtnen Bandes erste Abtheilung.</em> 10(1): 1-16, pls 1-5 [1887], 17-60, pls 6-13 [1888]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34258985
page(s): 37, pl. 5, figs 6-7 [details]
original description (of Cardita tricolor G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1833). [Descriptions of new species of shells from the collection formed by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America, and among the islands of the southern Pacific Ocean.]. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> Part II for 1832: 25–33 [21 April 1832], 50-61 [5 June 1832], 104–108 [31 July 1832], 113–120 [14 August 1832]; 173–179 [14 Jan. 1833], 194–202 [13 March 1833]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26730700
page(s): 194 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Lamy E. 1922. Révision des Carditacea vivants du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. <i>Journal de Conchyliologie</i>, 66: 218-276, 289-368., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15981164
page(s): 250; note: acting as first reviser to give precedence over Cardita laticostata G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 [details]
page(s): 250; note: acting as first reviser to give precedence over Cardita laticostata G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Cardita tricolor G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
To Malacopics (Cardites laticostatus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Panama, Veraguas, Isla Gobernadora, b... (from synonym Cardites laticostatus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cardita laticosta [sic])
To Malacopics (Cardites laticostatus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) Panama, Veraguas, Isla Gobernadora, b... (from synonym Cardites laticostatus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cardita laticosta [sic])
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Hosted externally, from synonym
