title: The families Carditidae and Condylocardiidae in the Magellan and Perú-Chile provinces (Bivalvia: Carditoidea).
abstract: Based on the study of available types and extant collections, this paper provides a systematic revision of the living species of Carditoidea occurring in the Magellan and Perú-Chile Provinces. Out of the 19 nominal species reported for the area, eight species are recognized as valid: Cyclocardia compressa, C. spurca, C. thouarsii, C. velutina, Carditella naviformis, C. semen, C. tegulata and Carditopsis flabellum. Other eight nominal species are regarded as synonyms: Cardita magellanica of Cyclocardia velutina; Carditella pallida of C. tegulata; Cardita australis and Actinobolus philippi of Carditella naviformis; Cardium pygmaeum of Carditella semen; Cardita paeteliana of Cyclocardia spurca; Carditella pallida duodecimcostata of Carditopsis flabellum; and Cardita congelascens of Cyclocardia thouarsii. Furthermore, Cardita malvinae and Cardium parvulum are nomina dubia, and the occurrence of Carditella exulata in Magellanic waters is doubtful.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Güller
authors.forename: Diego G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Zelaya
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D049873:Cardiidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification; D013020:South America; D013045:Species Specificity