MolluscaBase taxon details
Microcardium pazianum (Dall, 1916)
381835 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:381835)
accepted
Species
Nemocardium pazianum (Dall, 1916) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Protocardia paziana Dall, 1916 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Protocardia paziana Dall, 1916) Dall, W. H. (1916). Diagnoses of new species of marine bivalve mollusks from the northwest coast of America in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 52 (2183): 393-417., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7765696
page(s): 412 [details]
page(s): 412 [details]
Note Mexico, Gulf of California, off La Paz, depth...
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Microcardium pazianum (Dall, 1916). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381835 on 2025-09-10
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(of Protocardia paziana Dall, 1916) Dall, W. H. (1916). Diagnoses of new species of marine bivalve mollusks from the northwest coast of America in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 52 (2183): 393-417., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7765696
page(s): 412 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 76; note: holotype figured (pl. 21 figs 12A-B) [details]
redescription Coan, 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]
page(s): 412 [details]
basis of record Poorten, J.J. ter. (2024). A taxonomic iconography of living Cardiidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks, 600 pp.
page(s): 76; note: holotype figured (pl. 21 figs 12A-B) [details]
redescription Coan, 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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Length L 10-19 mm [details]Type locality Mexico, Gulf of California, off La Paz, depth 9.5-10 fathoms (17-18 m), Albatross R/V, st. 2828 [details]
Type material USNM 211618, holotype [details]
To Conchology (Microcardium pazianum)
To Conchology (Microcardium pazianum)
To Malacopics (Microcardium pazianum (Dall, 1916) Mexico, Baja California Sur, Isla Danzante, W coast, by trawling, at 60 m depth, collected 1988, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt)
To Conchology (Microcardium pazianum)
To Malacopics (Microcardium pazianum (Dall, 1916) Mexico, Baja California Sur, Isla Danzante, W coast, by trawling, at 60 m depth, collected 1988, ex coll. W.J.H. Onverwagt)
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