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