Acrosterigma is a genus of large saltwater clams or cockles, marine bivalve mollusc in the family Cardiidae, the cockles.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acrosterigma Dall, 1900. Accessed through: World Register of Marine * At: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=345685 on 19 March 2024
Species Acrosterigma amirante Vidal, 1999 Acrosterigma attenuatum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Acrosterigma biradiatum (Bruguière, 1789) Acrosterigma burchardi (Dunker, 1877) Acrosterigma capricorne Vidal & Kirkendale, 2007 Acrosterigma cygnorum (Deshayes, 1855) † Acrosterigma dalli (Heilprin, 1886) † Acrosterigma delectabile (P. A. Maxwell, 1978) Acrosterigma dianthinum (Melvill & Standen, 1899) Acrosterigma discus Vidal, 1999 Acrosterigma extremattenuatum ter Poorten & Kirkendale, 2017 † Acrosterigma fraternum (Mayer, 1864) Acrosterigma hobbsae Vidal, 1999 Acrosterigma impolitum (G.B. Sowerby II, 1841) Acrosterigma kerslakae Healy & Lamprell, 1992 Acrosterigma lomboke (Vidal, 2003) Acrosterigma maculosum (W. Wood, 1815) Acrosterigma magnum (Linnaeus, 1758) Acrosterigma marielae Wilson & Stevenson, 1977 Acrosterigma mauritianum (Deshayes, 1855) Acrosterigma oxygonum (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834) † Acrosterigma paulayi Vidal, 1999 † Acrosterigma praecygnorum (Ludbrook, 1955) Acrosterigma pristipleura (Dall, 1901) Acrosterigma profundum Vidal, 1999 Acrosterigma punctolineatum Healy & Lamprell, 1992 Acrosterigma selene Vidal, 1999 Acrosterigma seurati Vidal, 1999 Acrosterigma simplex (Spengler, 1799) Acrosterigma sorenseni (Powell, 1958) Acrosterigma subassimile (Vidal, 2003): synonym of Vasticardium subassimile J. Vidal, 2003 Acrosterigma suduirauti Vidal & Ter Poorten, 2007 Acrosterigma suluanum Vidal, 1999 Acrosterigma terpoorteni Thach, 2017 Acrosterigma transcendens (Melvill & Standen, 1899) Acrosterigma triangulare Raines & Huber, 2012 Acrosterigma uniornatum Vidal, 1999 Acrosterigma variegatum (G.B. Sowerby II, 1840) Acrosterigma zamboangaense ter Poorten & Hobbs, 2023
Synonyms Acrosterigma abrolhense J. Vidal, 1999: synonym of Acrosterigma cygnorum (Deshayes, 1855) (junior subjective synonym) Acrosterigma alternatum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840): synonym of Vasticardium angulatum (Lamarck, 1819) Acrosterigma arenicola (Reeve, 1845): synonym of Acrosterigma maculosum (W. Wood, 1815) represented as Acrosterigma maculosum maculosum (W. Wood, 1815) (junior subjective synonym) Acrosterigma dampierense B. R. Wilson & Stevenson, 1977: synonym of Acrosterigma impolitum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) (junior subjective synonym) Acrosterigma dupuchense (Reeve, 1845): synonym of Vasticardium flavum dupuchense (Reeve, 1845): synonym of Vasticardium dupuchense (Reeve, 1845) (superseded combination) Acrosterigma elongatum (Bruguière, 1789): synonym of Vasticardium elongatum (Bruguière, 1789) (superseded combination) Acrosterigma fidele J. Vidal, 1992: synonym of Vasticardium fidele (J. Vidal, 1992) (superseded combination, original combination) Acrosterigma flavum (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Vasticardium flavum (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded combination) Acrosterigma kengaluorum Voskuil & Onverwagt, 1993: synonym of Vasticardium kengaluorum (Voskuil & Onverwagt, 1993) (superseded combination, original combination) Acrosterigma lacunosum (Reeve, 1845): synonym of Vasticardium assimile lacunosum (Reeve, 1845) (superseded combination) Acrosterigma lomboke (J. Vidal, 2003): synonym of Vasticardium lomboke J. Vidal, 2003: synonym of Cardium mindanense Reeve, 1844: synonym of Vasticardium mindanense (Reeve, 1844) Acrosterigma mendanaense (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897): synonym of Vasticardium mendanaense (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897) (superseded combination) Acrosterigma punctolineata Healy & Lamprell, 1992: synonym of Acrosterigma punctolineatum Healy & Lamprell, 1992 (incorrect gender agreement of specific epithet with neuter genus name) Acrosterigma reeveanum (Dunker, 1852): synonym of Vasticardium vertebratum (Jonas, 1844) ( junior subjective synonym) Acrosterigma rosemariensis B. R. Wilson & Stevenson, 1977: synonym of Acrosterigma impolitum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) (junior subjective synonym) Acrosterigma rugosa (Lamarck, 1819): synonym of Vasticardium pectiniforme (Born, 1780) (junior subjective synonym) Acrosterigma sowerbyorum Voskuil & Onverwagt, 1993: synonym of Vasticardium fultoni (G. B. Sowerby III, 1916) (junior subjective synonym, replacement name for Cardium ornatum G.B. Sowerby III, 1877) Acrosterigma subassimile (J. Vidal, 2003): synonym of Vasticardium subassimile J. Vidal, 2003 Acrosterigma subrugosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839): synonym of Vasticardium flavum subrugosum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839): synonym of Vasticardium subrugosum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1839) Acrosterigma swanae (S. J. Maxwell, Congdon & Rymer, 2016): synonym of Cardium variegatum G. B. Sowerby II, 1840: synonym of Acrosterigma variegatum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1840) Acrosterigma unicolor (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834): synonym of Cardium simplex Spengler, 1799: synonym of Acrosterigma simplex (Spengler, 1799) (junior subjective synonym) Acrosterigma vlamingi B. R. Wilson & Stevenson, 1977: synonym of Acrosterigma impolitum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) (junior subjective synonym)
References
Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.
External links Dall, W. H. (1890–1903). Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science.