| Papillicardium papillosum (Poli, 1795) |
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Channel Islands to Angola, Azores to Mediterranean, Black Sea. Shallow water to at least upper shelf.
Original taxon: Cardium papillosum.
10-20m deep, on sand, Ormidia, Larnaca, S. Cyprus. 12mm. |
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90-100m deep, off S. Margherita, Golfo di Genova, Liguria, NW. Italy. 10mm.
Syns: fragile, obliquatum, punctatum… |
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| Variation pair from 8-12m deep, Gulf of Baratti, Livorno, Toscana, W. Italy. 12-12,5mm. |
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« Cardium papillosum: testa minima, cordiformis, subaequilatera, in longum profunde sulcata, transversimque rugosa; costis elevatis, papillisque prominulis seriatim digestis exornata; margine antico intrinsecus serrato, purpurascenti. » – G. Poli: Testacea utriusque siciliae… vol. II, Parma 1795, via BHL. – Same spot. 10,5-11,5mm. |
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« A well-known species, which may be easily recognised by the papilliferous sculpture of the ribs, and the peculiar transverse groove-like punctures in the interstices. » – L. A. Reeve: Conch. iconica vol. II, London 1843, via BHL.
Spectacular young specimen from Sénégal.
In very shallow water, N’Gor island, Almadies, Dakar. 6,5mm. |
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| Large adult specimen from 40-60m deep, Málaga, Andalucia, S. Spain. 10,5mm. Notice the transversely striated radial interspaces, typical of the genus. |
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| 6m deep, Sustjepan shore, uvala Luka Cavtat, S. Croatia. 11mm. |
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| 30m deep, Punta de la Mona, east of La Herradura, Granada, Andalucia. 9mm. |
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| Two cardinals per valve, one erect triangular, the other weaker and lengthened, their ends touching so that both teeth enclose a triangular cavity, which receives the triangular erect cardinal of the other valve; laterals elongate, those near the dorsal margin being lamellose. |
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| A specimen from Calambrone, Livorno. 11,3mm. |
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| Young one from 40m deep, Scoglio Fino, Marciana Marina, Isola d’Elba, Toscana, W. Italy. 6,4mm. |