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
  • Paphia lucens
  • Pullastra intuspunctata Anton, 1838
  • Tapes aureus
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Tapes pulchellus var. bicolor Pallary, 1900
  • Tapes retortus Locard, 1886
  • Tapes rochebrunei Locard, 1886
  • Tapes rostratus Locard, 1886
  • Tapes servaini Locard, 1886
  • Venerupis aurea
  • Venerupis lucens
  • Venus aenea W. Turton, 1819
  • Venus araneosa Philippi, 1847
  • Venus aurea Gmelin, 1791
  • Venus beudantii Payraudeau, 1826
  • Venus bicolor Lamarck, 1818
  • Venus catenifera Lamarck, 1818
  • Venus florida Lamarck, 1818
  • Venus floridella Lamarck, 1818
  • Venus intuspunctata Anton, 1838
  • 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
  • Venus pulchella Lamarck, 1818
  • Venus texturata Lamarck, 1818

Right and left valve of the same specimens:

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