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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CARDIIDAE: PROTOCARDIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Cardioidea (Superfamily)
> Cardiidae (Family)
> Protocardiinae (Subfamily)
> Microcardium (Genus)
> trapezoidale (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Decussicardium Fischer-Piette, 1977
=Frigidocardium (Tobarum) H. Noda, 1988
=Nemocardium (Microcardium) Keen, 1937
Images: Microcardium trapezoidale Poutiers, 2006
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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
CARDIIDAE: PROTOCARDIINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Cardiida (Order)
> Cardioidea (Superfamily)
> Cardiidae (Family)
> Protocardiinae (Subfamily)
> Microcardium (Genus)
> trapezoidale (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Decussicardium Fischer-Piette, 1977
=Frigidocardium (Tobarum) H. Noda, 1988
=Nemocardium (Microcardium) Keen, 1937
Details: Microcardium trapezoidale Poutiers, 2006
Distribution:
Kermadec Islands
Type Data:
  • Loyalty Ridge, E of Lifou, New Caledonia, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine
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References and Publications
  • ter Poorten, J.J. 2013 Revision of the Recent species of the genus Nemocardium Meek, 1876 (Bivalvia, Cardiidae), with the descriptions of three new species, Basteria, 77 (p.65)
  • Poutiers, J.M. 2006 Two new species of Protocardiine cockles (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cardiidae) from the tropical Southwest Pacific, Zoosystema, 28 (p.644) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil