BPBM 204860Malacology

Cardita variegata

Rectangular False Cockle

Carditidae

Collected by: Mary Eleanor King & Fernando Dayrit; Mary Eleanor King [Sulu Expedition]; Via The National Museum Of ManilaFernando Dayrit →Mary Eleanor King →
Date: February 10, 1957
Locality: Philippines; Sulu Archipelago; Sibutu; Sitankai {Also spelled Sitangkai}; South Lagoon
Region: Philippines
Record type: Preservedspecimen

7 Bishop specimens of Cardita variegata · collected 1926–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 10, 1957, Mary Eleanor King & Fernando Dayrit; Mary Eleanor King [Sulu Expedition]; Via The National Museum Of Manila also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cardita variegata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 133 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.