original description
Stoliczka, F. (1870-1871). The Pelecypoda, with a review of all known genera of this class, fossil and recent. In: T. Oldham, <i>Paleontologia Indica, being figures and descriptions of the organic remains procured during the progress of the Geological Survey of India. Cretaceous Fauna of Southern India. Volume 3</i>. <em>Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, Calcutta.</em> i-xxii, 1-537, pls 1-50 [pp. 1-222, pl. 1-12 - 1870; pp. i-xxii, 223—537, pl. 23-50 - 1871]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/110955 [details]
basis of record
Maestrati, P.; Lozouet, P. (1995). Révision des genres de la Famille Trapeziidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) du Cenozoïque. <em>Geobios.</em> 28(2): 185-197., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s0016-6995(95)80225-8
note: moved to family Glossidae [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Hayami I. & Kase T. (1993). Submarine cave Bivalvia from the Ryukyu Islands: systematics and evolutionary significance. <em>The University Museum, The University of Tokyo, Bulletin.</em> 35: 1-133., available online at http://umdb.um.u-tokyo.ac.jp/DKoseibu/pdf/Ref_0651_.pdf
page(s): 47-48 [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription
Matsukuma, A. & Habe, T. (1995). Systematic revision of living species of <i>Meiocardia</i>, Glossidae and <i>Glossocardia</i>, Trapezidae (Bivalvia). in: Bouchet, P. (ed.), Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> ser. A, Zoologie, 167: 75-106., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58833165 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Regarded by Maestrati & Lozouet to belong to Glossidae, but by Huber 2010 to Trapezidae, which view is followed. They lack the typical coiled apex of Glossidae and the apex has a small black spot identical to the genus Trapezium. [details]