Polititapes aureus
Polititapes aureus is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Veneridae.[1][2]
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Scientific 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) | |
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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:
Right valve
Left valve
var. beudanti
Right valve
var. beudanti
Left valve
var. mabillei
Right valve
var. mabillei
Left valve
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
- "Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- 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.
External links
- Gmelin J.F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae
- urton, W. (1819) A Conchological Dictionary of the British Islands. J. Booth, London, xxvii + 272 pp., 28 pls.
- Payraudeau, B. C. (1826). Catalogue descriptif et méthodique des annelides et des mollusques de l'Ile de Corse; avec huit planches représentant quatre-vingt-huit espèces, dont soixante-huit nouvelles. 218 pp. Paris
- Lamarck (J.-B. M.) de. (1818). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome 5. Paris: Deterville/Verdière, 612 pp.
- Anton, H. E. (1838). Verzeichniss der Conchylien welche sich in der Sammlung von Herrmann Eduard Anton befinden. Herausgegeben von dem Besitzer. Halle: Anton. xvi + 110 pp.
- Philippi, R. A. (1844). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 2.. Halle
- Deshayes, G. P. (1845-1848). Exploration scientifique de l'Algérie. Histoire naturelle des Mollusques. Tome premier. Mollusques Acéphalés. Paris, Imprimerie Royale xx + 609 pp
- Brusina S. (1865). Conchiglie dalmate inedite. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-königlichen Zoologisch-botanisch Gesellschaft in Wien. 15: 3-42
- Requien, E. (1848). Catalogue des coquilles de l'Île de Corse. Avignon: Seguin. v-xii, 13-109 pp.
- Jeffreys J.G. (1862-1869). British conchology. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 London, van Voorst
- Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. Journal de Conchyliologie. 48(3): 211-422
- Pallary, P. (1912). Catalogue des mollusques du littoral méditerranéen de l'Egypte. Mémoires de l'Institut d'Egypte. 7(3): 69-207
- Bucquoy E., Dautzenberg P. & Dollfus G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils 884 p., 99 pl
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1883). Liste de coquilles du Golfe de Gabès. J. conchyliol. 31: 289-330
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