Polititapes aureus is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Veneridae.[1][2]
The species is found in Western Europe and Mediterranean.[1]
Synonyms
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Paphia aurea (Gmelin, 1791)
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Paphia lucens (Locard, 1886)
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Pullastra intuspunctata Anton, 1838
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Tapes (Tapes) aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
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Tapes acuminata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852
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Tapes amygdala Meuschen Römer, 1864
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Tapes anatina G. B. Sowerby II, 1854
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Tapes anthemodus Locard, 1886
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Tapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
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Tapes aureus var. elongata Dautzenberg, 1883
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Tapes aureus var. ovata Jeffreys, 1864
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Tapes aureus var. partita Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893
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Tapes aureus var. quadrata Jeffreys, 1864
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Tapes aureus var. radiata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893
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Tapes aureus var. rugata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893
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Tapes bourguignati Locard, 1886
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Tapes castrensis Deshayes, 1848 (dubious synonym)
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Tapes castrensis var. texturoides Pallary, 1912
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Tapes grangeri Locard, 1886
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Tapes hoeberti Brusina, 1865
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Tapes lacunaris Coen, 1914
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Tapes mabillei Locard, 1886
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Tapes nasuta Coen, 1914
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Tapes nitidosus Locard, 1886
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Tapes nuculoides Coen, 1914
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Tapes pulchellus (Lamarck, 1818)
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Tapes pulchellus var. bicolor Pallary, 1900
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Tapes retortus Locard, 1886
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Tapes rochebrunei Locard, 1886
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Tapes rostratus Locard, 1886
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Tapes servaini Locard, 1886
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Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791)
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Venerupis lucens (Locard, 1886)
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Venus aenea W. Turton, 1819
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Venus araneosa Philippi, 1847
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Venus aurea Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
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Venus beudantii Payraudeau, 1826
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Venus bicolor Lamarck, 1818
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Venus catenifera Lamarck, 1818
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Venus florida Lamarck, 1818
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Venus floridella Lamarck, 1818
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Venus intuspunctata Anton, 1838 (junior synonym)
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Venus nitens W. Turton, 1819
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Venus nitens Scacchi & Philippi in Philippi, 1844
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Venus pallei Requien, 1848
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Venus petalina Lamarck, 1818
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Venus phaseolina Lamarck, 1818
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Venus picturata Requien, 1848 (synonym)
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Venus pulchella Lamarck, 1818
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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
- 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.
