Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Full reference: J. Hylleberg. 2015. Revision and morphometric characteristics of the Vasticardium fidele group (Bivalvia: Cardiidae) in the Indo-Pacific with description of three new species. Novapex 16(3):81-94
Belongs to Vasticardium according to J. Hylleberg 2015
Sister taxa: Acrosterigma (Vasticardium) arenicola, Vasticardium angulatum, Vasticardium assimile, Vasticardium elongatum, Vasticardium enode, Vasticardium fidele, Vasticardium hyllebergi, Vasticardium kenyanum, Vasticardium neokenyanum, Vasticardium orbita, Vasticardium papuanum, Vasticardium pectiniforme, Vasticardium philipinense, Vasticardium pulicarium, Vasticardium rubicundum, Vasticardium sewelli, Vasticardium subrugosum, Vasticardium terpoorteni, Vasticardium vertebratum
Type specimen: PMBC n° 16348
Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Vasticardium somnueki in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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