MolluscaBase - Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) ornatissima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853)

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Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) ornatissima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853)

AphiaID

1713361 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1713361)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted name

Cardiomya ornatissima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853)

Rank

Species

Parent

Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) A. Adams, 1864 accepted as Cardiomya A. Adams, 1864

Original name

Sphenia ornatissima A. d'Orbigny, 1853

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Subspecies Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) ornatissima ornatissima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853) represented as Cardiomya ornatissima ornatissima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853)
Subspecies Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) ornatissima vaughani Mansfield, 1932 † represented as Cardiomya ornatissima vaughani (Mansfield, 1932) †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

(of Sphenia ornatissima A. d'Orbigny, 1853) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264 [pp. 1-208, pls 1-8, 4bis [1841]; 209-264 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380 [pp. 1-112, pls 9-19 [1842]; 113-380, pls 20-28 [1853]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 286 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) ornatissima (A. d'Orbigny, 1853). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1713361 on 2025-07-07

Taxonomic edit history

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2023-10-16 00:15:09Z

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Auffenberg, Kurt

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Documented distribution (1)

original description (of Sphenia ornatissima A. d'Orbigny, 1853) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264 [pp. 1-208, pls 1-8, 4bis [1841]; 209-264 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380 [pp. 1-112, pls 9-19 [1842]; 113-380, pls 20-28 [1853]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 286 [details]

basis of record Mansfield, W. C. (1932). Miocene pelecypods of the Choctawhatchee Formation of Florida. Florida Geological Survey Bulletin. 8: 7-164, pls. 1-34., available online at https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/00/00/04/42/00001/UF00000442.pdf
page(s): 75, pl. 12, fig. 8 [details]

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Introduced: alien

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