original description
Vidal, J. (1992). A remarkable new species of the subfamily Trachycardiinae (Mollusca, Cardiidae) from the Indo-Pacific. Apex. 7(1), 23-26.
page(s): 24-26 [details]
taxonomy source
Poorten, J. J. ter. (2005). The identity of <i>Cardium (Trachycardium) kenyanum</i> Cox, from Pleistocene deposits in Mombasa, Kenya (Bivalvia, Cardiidae). <em>Basteria.</em> 69: 1-3. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record
Poorten, J.J. ter, 2005. Outline of a systematic index - Recent Cardiidae (Lamarck, 1809). VISAYA net. (Updated 2009 for WoRMS), available online at https://www.conchology.be/?t=702&vnet=1316 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality ‘Possibly coming from Okinawa Island’ [Japan]. Coll. Vidal [details]
Type material MNHN-IM-2000-3985, holotype [details]
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