(ofCardium elatum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B., I. (1833). [Characters of new species of shells contained in the collection made by mr. Cuming on the western Coast of South America, and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 82–85 [8 September 1833]., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859522 page(s): 84 [details]
Note Mexico, Sonora District, Guaymas, in sandy mud...
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Type locality Mexico, Sonora District, Guaymas, in sandy mud at low water. Coll. Cuming [details]Type locality NHMUK 20140804, three possible syntypes [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Laevicardium elatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381709 on 2024-04-19
original description(ofCardium elatum G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B., I. (1833). [Characters of new species of shells contained in the collection made by mr. Cuming on the western Coast of South America, and among the islands of the South Pacific Ocean]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1: 82–85 [8 September 1833]., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859522 page(s): 84 [details]
basis of recordPoorten, J.J. ter, 2005. Outline of a systematic index - Recent Cardiidae (Lamarck, 1809). VISAYA net. (Updated 2009 for WoRMS), available online athttps://www.conchology.be/?t=702&vnet=1316[details]
redescriptionCoan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.[details]
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Length L 140-190 mm [details] Type locality Mexico, Sonora District, Guaymas, in sandy mud at low water. Coll. Cuming [details] Type locality NHMUK 20140804, three possible syntypes [details]