Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Heterodonta > Infraclass Euheterodonta > Order Veneroida > Superfamily Glossoidea > Family Glossidae > Genus Glossus

Glossus humanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

GlossusPoli, 1795accepted genus name
Bucardia Schumacher, 1817 synonym
Isocardia Lamarck, 1799 synonym

Species group names

Bucardia communis Schumacher, 1817 synonym
Bucardium commune Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 synonym
Cardium humanum Linnaeus, 1758 synonym
Chama cor Linnaeus, 1767 synonym
Glossus rubicundus Poli, 1795 synonym
Isocardia cor (Linnaeus, 1767) synonym
Isocardia cor var. valentiana Pallary, 1903 synonym
Isocardia globosa Lamarck, 1801 synonym
Isocardia hibernica Reeve, 1845 synonym
Isocardia lunulata Nyst, 1835 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Albanian: midhja e madhe zemër sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
 Danish: tungemusling sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: ossenhartschelp sources: Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp.
 English: heart cockle sources: Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp.
 English-United States: Heart Cockle sources: Charles Hussey
 German: Menschenherz; Ochsenherz sources: Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp.
 Greek: Καρδιά

Literature

basis of record

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

additional source

Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp.

additional source

Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].

additional source

Owen G. (1953). On the biology of Glossus humanus (L.° (Isocardia cor Lam.). Journal of the marine biological association of the U.K. 32: 85-106

additional source

Huber M. (2010) Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.

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Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Glossus humanus (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140023

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Occurrence

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Environment


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Importance

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2004-12-21 by Serge Gofas

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