Polititapes aureus

Polititapes aureus is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Veneridae.

The species is found in Western Europe and Mediterranean.

Synonyms

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

<div align=center> Right and left valve of the same specimens:

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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, 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