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Hidden diversity in cockles: six new Indo-Pacific species and a new subfamily with notes on the Vasticardium elongatum species group (Bivalvia: Cardiidae)

Author: J.J. ter Poorten
Basteria, 87 (2): 169-205Published:

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Six new Indo-Pacific Cardiidae species are described originating from various institutional collections, supplemented with material from private collections, mostly based on shell characters and partly augmented by genetic information: Microcardium lukasi spec. nov., Microcardium roelofi spec. nov., Ctenocardia lisae spec. nov., Acrosterigma zamboangaense spec. nov., Vasticardium jorgeni spec. nov. and Vasticardium albopacificum spec. nov. A new subfamily Nemocardiinae subfam. nov. is proposed for the genera Nemocardium Meek, 1876; Pratulum Iredale, 1924; Keenaea Habe, 1951; Lophocardium P. Fischer, 1887; Frigidocardium Habe, 1951 and Microcardium Keen, 1937. In addition it comprises the extinct genera Anechinocardium Hickman, 2015 and Arctopratulum Keen, 1954. Some notes are given on the composition and geographic distribution of the Vasticardium elongatum group of species. Acrosterigma elongatum cipangense J. Vidal, 1993 is considered a junior synonym of Trachycardium (Acrosterigma) serricostatum okinawaense Kuroda, 1960 and Vasticardium kuboderai Thach, 2015 a junior synonym of Vasticardium berschaueri Thach, 2014.

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Triphoridae types (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden

Author: P.A.J. Bakker
Basteria, 85 (2): 145-153Published:

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The Naturalis Biodiversity Center (NBC) holds type speci­mens of 24 taxa of worldwide Triphoridae. For historical specimens (pre-World War II) the species name in its origi­nal combination is provided, followed by bibliographic details of the original description, the location of the known type material, the original description, a diagnosis, nomen­clatural notes and illustrations of the type specimens and original labels. For more recently described species infor­mation is provided on the type locality and type material. The name Triphora raoulensis is an unpublished manuscript name by T. Iredale, “co-type” specimens are deposited in the NBC and National Museum of Wales (NMW), and the name is considered unavailable.

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