WoRMS taxon details
Microcardium gilchristi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1904)
381832 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:381832)
accepted
Species
Cardium gilchristi G. B. Sowerby III, 1904 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cardium gilchristi G. B. Sowerby III, 1904) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1904). Mollusca of South Africa (Pelecypoda). <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> 4: 1-19, pls 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15957092
page(s): 11, pl. 7 fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 11, pl. 7 fig. 1 [details]
Note South Africa, Eastern Cape, Algoa Bay, depth...
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Microcardium gilchristi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1904). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381832 on 2025-02-12
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(of Cardium gilchristi G. B. Sowerby III, 1904) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1904). Mollusca of South Africa (Pelecypoda). <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> 4: 1-19, pls 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15957092
page(s): 11, pl. 7 fig. 1 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 64; note: holotype figured (pl. 15 figs 3A-D) [details]
page(s): 11, pl. 7 fig. 1 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 64; note: holotype figured (pl. 15 figs 3A-D) [details]





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Length L 12-25 mm [details]Type locality South Africa, Eastern Cape, Algoa Bay, depth 15 fathoms (27 m), ex coll. J.D.F. Gilchrist [details]
Type material NHMUK 1904.12.23.141, holotype [details]