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Cardita calyculata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cardita calyculata
Cardita calyculata

139016 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139016)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Archiheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Carditida (Order)
  9. Carditoidea (Superfamily)
  10. Carditidae (Family)
  11. Carditinae (Subfamily)
  12. Cardita (Genus)
  13. Cardita calyculata (Species)
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(of Chama calyculata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 692 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cardita calyculata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139016 on 2026-09-12
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original description (of Cardita elongata Bronn, 1831) Bronn, H. G. (1831). Italiens Tertiär-Gebilde und deren organische Einschlüsse. Karl Groos, Heidelberg, xii + 176 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39170083 [details] 

original description (of Cardita calyculata var. oblonga Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 230 [details] 

original description (of Cardita calyculata var. obtusata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 230 [details] 

original description (of Cardita calyculata var. unicolor Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892) Bucquoy, E.; Dautzenberg, P.; Dollfus, G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils; 884 p., 99 pl. [pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6, 1887; pp. 25-60, pl. 7-11, 1888; pp. 61-112, pl. 12-21, 1889; pp. 113-172, pl. 22-29, 1890; pp. 173-220, pl. 30-37, 1891; pp. 221-320, pl. 38-51, 1892; pp. 321-450, pl. 52-67, 1893; pp. 453-540, pl. 68-70, 1895; pp. 541-620, pl. 79-88, 1896; pp. 621-884, pl. 89-99, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58552309
page(s): 231 [details] 

original description (of Cardita calyculata var. obsoleta Dautzenberg, 1883) Dautzenberg, P. (1883). Liste de coquilles du Golfe de Gabès. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 31: 289-330., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/137972.pdf
page(s): 299 [details] 

original description (of Cardita calyculata var. imperans De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 155 [details] 

original description (of Cardita calyculata var. pitus De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 155 [details] 

original description (of Cardita calyculata f. tirisa De Gregorio, 1885) De Gregorio, A. (1884-1885). Studi su talune conchiglie mediterranee viventi e fossili con una rivista del genere <i>Vulsella</i>. <em>Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana.</em> 10(1-4): 36-64, pls 1-3 [10 August 1884]; 65-128, pls 4-5 [20 November 1884]; 10(9-19): 129-288 [30 April 1885]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38908552
page(s): 154 [details] 

original description (of Mytilicardia elongata Fontannes, 1882) Fontannes, F. (1881-1882). Les invertébrés du bassin tertiaire du sudest de la France. Les mollusques pliocènes de la vallée du Rhone et du Roussillon. II. Acéphalés. Georg, F. Savy, Lyon, Paris, 1-80 [March 1881], 81-160 [April 1882], 161-235 [June 1882], 236-320. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Cardita sinuata Lamarck, 1819) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441
page(s): 25 [details] 

original description (of Chama calyculata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 692 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Cardita formosula Locard, 1891) Locard, A. (1891). Les coquilles marines des côtes de France. <em>Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon.</em> 37: 1-385 [Published 31 October 1891; also published by Baillière as a book in 1892]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54577547
page(s): 310 [details] 

original description (of Cardita calyculata var. obsoleta Pallary, 1938) Pallary, P. (1938). Les Mollusques marins de la Syrie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 82(1): 5-58, pls 1-2., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k55670854/f8.image
page(s): 51 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Cardita (Mytilicardia) calyculata var. major Pallary, 1938) Pallary, P. (1938). Les Mollusques marins de la Syrie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 82(1): 5-58, pls 1-2., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k55670854/f8.image
page(s): 51 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Cardita fabula Reeve, 1843) Reeve, L. A. (1843). Monograph of the genus <i>Cardita</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 1. pls. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls 1-2, June 1843; pls 3-6, July 1843; pl. 7, August 1843; pls 8-9: September 1843]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11119399
page(s): pl. 9, species 50 [details] 

original description (of Cardita calyculata var. oblonga Requien, 1848) Requien, E. (1848). <i>Catalogue des coquilles de l'Île de Corse</i>. Avignon: Seguin. v-xii, 13-109 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59044288
page(s): 27 [details] 

original description (of Cardita calyculata var. obtusata Requien, 1848) Requien, E. (1848). <i>Catalogue des coquilles de l'Île de Corse</i>. Avignon: Seguin. v-xii, 13-109 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59044288
page(s): 27 [details] 

original description (of Corbula glans Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 185 [details] 

basis of record 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 Sinigaglia, L.; Baptista, L.; Alves, C.; Feldmann, F.; Sacchetti, C.; Rupprecht, C.; Vijayan, T.; Martín-González, E.; Ávila, S.; Santos, A.; Curto, M.; Meimberg, H. (2024). Oceanic islands act as drivers for the genetic diversity of marine species: <i>Cardita calyculata</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) in the NE Atlantic as a case-study. <em>BMC Ecology and Evolution.</em> 24(1): 138: 1-21., available online at https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-024-02322-2 [details] 

additional source Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

identification resource Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/fft48
page(s): 328-329 [details] 
 
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Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cardita calyculata) 
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To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Chama calyculata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Cardita calyculata (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Baleares, Mallorca, El Arenal) 
To Malacopics (Cardita calyculata (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Canarias, Fuerteventura, El Cotillo, bea... 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Mytilicardia elongata Fontannes, 1882)
To PESI (from synonym Cardita elongata Bronn, 1831)
To PESI (from synonym Cardita calyculata var. imperans De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Cardita calyculata var. pitus De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Cardita calyculata f. tirisa De Gregorio, 1885)
To PESI (from synonym Cardita calyculata var. oblonga Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892)
To PESI (from synonym Cardita calyculata var. obtusata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892)
To PESI (from synonym Cardita calyculata var. unicolor Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1892)
To PESI (from synonym Cardita calyculata var. obsoleta Dautzenberg, 1883)
To PESI (from synonym Cardita fabula Reeve, 1843)
To PESI (from synonym Cardita formosula Locard, 1891)
To PESI (from synonym Cardita sinuata Lamarck, 1819)
To PESI (from synonym Chama calyculata Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
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