WoRMS taxon details
Cardiomya ornatissima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853)
408480 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:408480)
accepted
Species
Cardiomya glypta K. J. Bush, 1898 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) ornatissima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853) · alternative representation
Cuspidaria ornatissima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853) · unaccepted
Neaera costata K. J. Bush, 1885 · unaccepted
Neaera ornatissima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Neara ornatissima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Sphena ornatissima [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect original spelling)
Sphenia ornatissima A. d'Orbigny, 1853 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Sphenia ornatissima A. d'Orbigny, 1853) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264, pls 1-21 [pp. 1-16, pl. 1 [1840]; 17-208, pls 2-11, 4bis [1841]; 209-264, pls 12-21 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380, pls 22-28 [pp. 1-112, pl. 22 [1842]; 113-128, pl. 23 [1845]; 129-224, pl. 24 [1851]; 225-380, pls 25-28 [1853] [pp. 145-176 missing]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 286 [details]
page(s): 286 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cardiomya ornatissima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408480 on 2026-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cardiomya glypta K. J. Bush, 1898) Verrill A.E. & Bush K.J. (1898). Revision of the deep-water Mollusca of the Atlantic coast of North America, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part I. Bivalvia. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 20: 775-901, pl. 71-97., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15838668
page(s): 810, pl. 71, fig. 1, pl. 76, figs 3, 7 [details]
original description (of Neaera costata K. J. Bush, 1885) Bush, K. J. (1885). List of the shallow-water Mollusca dredged off Cape Hatteras by the “Albatross” in 1883. <em>Annual Report of the U. S. Bureau of Fish and Fisheries.</em> 1883: 579-590 [77-88 of Appendix D]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30854825
page(s): 587 [85] [details]
original description (of Sphenia ornatissima A. d'Orbigny, 1853) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264, pls 1-21 [pp. 1-16, pl. 1 [1840]; 17-208, pls 2-11, 4bis [1841]; 209-264, pls 12-21 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380, pls 22-28 [pp. 1-112, pl. 22 [1842]; 113-128, pl. 23 [1845]; 129-224, pl. 24 [1851]; 225-380, pls 25-28 [1853] [pp. 145-176 missing]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 286 [details]
basis of record Poutiers, J. M.; Bernard, F. R. (1995). Carnivorous bivalve molluscs (Anomalodesmata) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean, with a proposed classification and a catalogue of Recent species. <em>in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 167: 107-187., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20190712235155/https://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/EXPLOITATION/infodoc/ged/viewportalpublished.ashx?eid=IFD_FICJOINT_MNHN_MMNHN_S000_1995_T167_N000_1 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 810, pl. 71, fig. 1, pl. 76, figs 3, 7 [details]
original description (of Neaera costata K. J. Bush, 1885) Bush, K. J. (1885). List of the shallow-water Mollusca dredged off Cape Hatteras by the “Albatross” in 1883. <em>Annual Report of the U. S. Bureau of Fish and Fisheries.</em> 1883: 579-590 [77-88 of Appendix D]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30854825
page(s): 587 [85] [details]
original description (of Sphenia ornatissima A. d'Orbigny, 1853) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264, pls 1-21 [pp. 1-16, pl. 1 [1840]; 17-208, pls 2-11, 4bis [1841]; 209-264, pls 12-21 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380, pls 22-28 [pp. 1-112, pl. 22 [1842]; 113-128, pl. 23 [1845]; 129-224, pl. 24 [1851]; 225-380, pls 25-28 [1853] [pp. 145-176 missing]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 286 [details]
basis of record Poutiers, J. M.; Bernard, F. R. (1995). Carnivorous bivalve molluscs (Anomalodesmata) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean, with a proposed classification and a catalogue of Recent species. <em>in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 167: 107-187., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20190712235155/https://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/EXPLOITATION/infodoc/ged/viewportalpublished.ashx?eid=IFD_FICJOINT_MNHN_MMNHN_S000_1995_T167_N000_1 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Turgeon, D. D., W. G. Lyons, P. Mikkelsen, G. Rosenberg, and F. Moretzsohn. 2009. Bivalvia (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 711–744 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, Colleg [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 171 [details]
[request]additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 171 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | carved cardiomya [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Neaera ornatissima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Neaera costata K. J. Bush, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Cardiomya glypta K. J. Bush, 1898)
To Malacopics (Cardiomya ornatissima (d'Orbigny,1853) Caribbean, off Guiana, 7°43'N 57°5'W, at 96 m...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cardiomya glypta Holotype USNM 35362) (from synonym Cardiomya glypta K. J. Bush, 1898)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cardiomya glypta K. J. Bush, 1898)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Neaera costata K. J. Bush, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Cardiomya glypta K. J. Bush, 1898)
To Malacopics (Cardiomya ornatissima (d'Orbigny,1853) Caribbean, off Guiana, 7°43'N 57°5'W, at 96 m...
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cardiomya glypta Holotype USNM 35362) (from synonym Cardiomya glypta K. J. Bush, 1898)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cardiomya glypta K. J. Bush, 1898)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally, from synonym
