Polititapes aureus

Polititapes aureus is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Veneridae.[1][2]

Polititapes aureus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Polititapes
Species:
P. aureus
Binomial name
Polititapes aureus
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms

See list

The species is found in Western Europe and Mediterranean.[1]

Synonyms

  • Paphia aurea (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Paphia lucens (Locard, 1886)
  • Pullastra intuspunctata Anton, 1838
  • Tapes (Tapes) aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Tapes acuminata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852
  • Tapes amygdala Meuschen Römer, 1864
  • Tapes anatina G. B. Sowerby II, 1854
  • Tapes anthemodus Locard, 1886
  • Tapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Tapes aureus var. elongata Dautzenberg, 1883
  • Tapes aureus var. ovata Jeffreys, 1864
  • Tapes aureus var. partita Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893
  • Tapes aureus var. quadrata Jeffreys, 1864
  • Tapes aureus var. radiata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893
  • Tapes aureus var. rugata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893
  • Tapes bourguignati Locard, 1886
  • Tapes castrensis Deshayes, 1848 (dubious synonym)
  • Tapes castrensis var. texturoides Pallary, 1912
  • Tapes grangeri Locard, 1886
  • Tapes hoeberti Brusina, 1865
  • Tapes lacunaris Coen, 1914
  • Tapes mabillei Locard, 1886
  • Tapes nasuta Coen, 1914
  • Tapes nitidosus Locard, 1886
  • Tapes nuculoides Coen, 1914
  • Tapes pulchellus (Lamarck, 1818)
  • Tapes pulchellus var. bicolor Pallary, 1900
  • Tapes retortus Locard, 1886
  • Tapes rochebrunei Locard, 1886
  • Tapes rostratus Locard, 1886
  • Tapes servaini Locard, 1886
  • Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Venerupis lucens (Locard, 1886)
  • Venus aenea W. Turton, 1819
  • Venus araneosa Philippi, 1847
  • Venus aurea Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
  • Venus beudantii Payraudeau, 1826
  • Venus bicolor Lamarck, 1818
  • Venus catenifera Lamarck, 1818
  • Venus florida Lamarck, 1818
  • Venus floridella Lamarck, 1818
  • Venus intuspunctata Anton, 1838 (junior synonym)
  • Venus nitens W. Turton, 1819
  • Venus nitens Scacchi & Philippi in Philippi, 1844
  • Venus pallei Requien, 1848
  • Venus petalina Lamarck, 1818
  • Venus phaseolina Lamarck, 1818
  • Venus picturata Requien, 1848 (synonym)
  • Venus pulchella Lamarck, 1818
  • Venus texturata Lamarck, 1818

Right and left valve of the same specimens:

Description

  • These are moderately convex valves with colore pale yellow, white or chestnut with broken zigzag lines, or dark-chestnut patches. On the other hand, the valves consistently golden yellow, hence its specific name. The sculpture is confined to moderately impressed concentric growth lines.

References

  1. "Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246150 on 2022-02-05
  • Coen, G. (1914). Contributo allo studio della fauna malacologica adriatica. Memorie del Regio Comitato Talassografico Italiano. 46: 3-34, pl. 1-7
  • 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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