''Polititapes aureus'' is a species of
bivalve belonging to the family
Veneridae
The Veneridae or venerids, common name: Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. Over 500 living species of venerid bivalves are known, most of which are edible, and many of which are ex ...
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[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]
The species is found in Western Europe and
Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western Europe, Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa ...
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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:
File:Polititapes aureus 03.jpg, Right valve
File:Polititapes aureus 04.jpg, Left valve
File:Polititapes aureus 01.jpg, var. ''beudanti''
Right valve
File:Polititapes aureus 02.jpg, var. ''beudanti''
Left valve
File:Polititapes aureus 05.jpg, var. ''mabillei''
Right valve
File:Polititapes aureus 06.jpg, 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
* 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, Lipsiaeurton, 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. ParisLamarck (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.. HalleDeshayes, G. P. (1845-1848). Exploration scientifique de l'Algérie. Histoire naturelle des Mollusques. Tome premier. Mollusques Acéphalés. Paris, Imprimerie Royale xx + 609 ppBrusina S. (1865). Conchiglie dalmate inedite. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-königlichen Zoologisch-botanisch Gesellschaft in Wien. 15: 3-42Requien, 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 VoorstPallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. Journal de Conchyliologie. 48(3): 211-422Pallary, P. (1912). Catalogue des mollusques du littoral méditerranéen de l'Egypte. Mémoires de l'Institut d'Egypte. 7(3): 69-207Bucquoy E., Dautzenberg P. & Dollfus G. (1887-1898). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome II. Pélécypodes. Paris, J.B. Baillière & fils 884 p., 99 plDautzenberg, Ph. (1883). Liste de coquilles du Golfe de Gabès. J. conchyliol. 31: 289-330
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