Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00080
Bisculpted Clam
Ervilia bisculpta
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About Bisculpted Clam
Bishop Museum Technical Report 29 table records the species at Kauai station Ka4 (PDF p.126, printed p.118).
MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 216457 resolves Ervilia bisculpta as accepted.
The report is a coastal marine biotic survey; Ka4 is an in-scope Kauai coastal station.
Direct island-station presence in an authoritative coastal survey and accepted taxonomy verify historical occurrence.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Ervilia bisculpta
- Common names
- Bisculpted Clam
- Other names
- Ervilia bisculpta
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Historical surveyed occurrence; no modern living record inspected.
- Origin
- Origin not inferred from occurrence census
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Marine reef and nearshore
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Ervilia bisculpta is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Direct island-station presence in an authoritative coastal survey and accepted taxonomy verify historical occurrence.