| Vepricardium | |
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| shell of Vepricardium eichhorsti (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Mollusca | 
| Class: | Bivalvia | 
| Order: | Cardiida | 
| Superfamily: | Cardioidea | 
| Family: | Cardiidae | 
| Genus: | Vepricardium Iredale, 1929  | 
| Type species | |
| Vepricardium pulchricostatum Iredale, 1929 | |
| Synonyms | |
| 
 Pectunculus Mörch, 1853 (invalid: non Lamarck, 1799 nec da Costa, 1778)  | |
Vepricardium is a genus of large saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the subfamily Cardiinae of the family Cardiidae, the giant clams.[1]
Species
- Vepricardium asiaticum (Bruguière, 1789)
 - Vepricardium burnupi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897)
 - Vepricardium coronatum (Schröter, 1786)
 - Vepricardium eichhorsti Thach, 2015
 - Vepricardium incarnatum (Reeve, 1844)
 - Vepricardium multispinosum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839)
 - † Vepricardium orbiculare Schafhäutl [2]
 - Vepricardium rubrohamatum Voskuil & Onverwagt, 1988
 - Vepricardium sinense (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839)
 - Vepricardium vidali ter Poorten & H. Dekker, 2002
 
- Synonyms
 
- Vepricardium albohamatum Hylleberg, 2000: synonym of Vepricardium rubrohamatum Voskuil & Onverwagt, 1988 (dubious synonym)
 - Vepricardium leve (Anton, 1938): synonym of Vepricardium multispinosum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839) (based on nomen oblitum)
 - Vepricardium pulchricostatum Iredale, 1929: synonym of Vepricardium multispinosum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839) (junior subjective synonym)
 
References
- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vepricardium Iredale, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=381085 on 2023-02-05
 - ↑ Austria-borum: Vepricardium orbiculare
 
- Vidal, J. (2000). Genus Vepricardium Iredale 1929 (Bivalvia, Cardiidae) with description of a new species from Thailand, Vepricardium albohamatum Hylleberg. Vidal. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication. 21(2): 447–464.
 - Voskuil, R. P. A. & Onverwagt, W. J. H. (1988). Studies on Cardiidae 1. The genus Vepricardium Iredale, 1929 with description of a new species. Gloria Maris. 27 (5-6): 86-91
 
External links
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- Iredale, T. (1929). Strange molluscs in Sydney Harbour. Australian Zoologist. 5(4): 337-352
 - Mörch, O. A. L. (1852-1853). Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora, 170 pp. [1852]; Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata
 - J.J. ter, 2005. Outline of a systematic index - Recent Cardiidae (Lamarck, 1809). VISAYA net. (Updated 2009 for WoRMS)
 
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