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]   
Note Japan, ‘Amami Isls. and the Ryûkyûs,...  
From editor or global species database
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]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Vasticardium compunctum Kira, 1959. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=466600 on 2024-03-28
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2010-03-26 10:29:44Z
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2010-09-19 06:57:35Z
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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]   

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]   

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 
   

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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]
LanguageName 
Japanese イレズミザルガイ  [details]