Type locality S of Papua New Guinea, W of Cape York, 09°59'S-139°42'E, depth 28 fms. [51 m], green mud. Challenger Exp. st. 188, 10.09.1874 [details]Type material NHMUK 1887.2.9.2736, syntypes [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Frigidocardium torresi (E. A. Smith, 1885). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381556 on 2024-04-19
original description(ofCardium (Fragum) torresi E. A. Smith, 1885)Smith, E. A. (1885). Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by HMS Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76, Zoology 13: 1-341, pls 1-25. , available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1108226 page(s): 164-165, pl. 8, figs 4-4b. [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]
additional sourcePoorten, J.J. ter, 2009. The Cardiidae of the Panglao Marine Biodiversity Project 2004 and the Panglao 2005 Deep-Sea Cruise with descriptions of four new species (Bivalvia). <i>Vita Malacologica</i> 8: 9-96 [21 November 2009] . Available online at http://dare.uva.nl/record/340850, available online athttp://dare.uva.nl/record/340850[details]
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Length L 5-9 mm [details] Type locality S of Papua New Guinea, W of Cape York, 09°59'S-139°42'E, depth 28 fms. [51 m], green mud. Challenger Exp. st. 188, 10.09.1874 [details] Type material NHMUK 1887.2.9.2736, syntypes [details]