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Polititapes virgineus (Linnaeus, 1767) sensu auct.

507877  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:507877)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Euheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Imparidentia (Superorder)
  9. Venerida (Order)
  10. Veneroidea (Superfamily)
  11. Veneridae (Family)
  12. Tapetinae (Subfamily)
  13. Polititapes (Genus)
  14. Polititapes virgineus (Species)
 unaccepted (misapplication)
Species
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Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] OpenAccess publication
Taxonomy The name Venus virginea Linnaeus, 1767 was used for a common European species currently known as Polititapes rhomboides...  
Taxonomy The name Venus virginea Linnaeus, 1767 was used for a common European species currently known as Polititapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777), by most British authors in the XIXth century as summarized in Forbes & Hanley (1848: vol. 1, p. 388, pl. 25 fig. 4, 6) and Jeffreys (1864, vol. 2, p. 353-355). Jeffreys explicitly wrote that this was Tapes virgineus “of modern authors”, probably not of Linnaeus. Usage of rhomboides for this species was argumented in Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus (1893: 397-400) and became universal after being adopted in Winckworth’s (1932: 244) list of British molluscs.
Dodge (1952) stated an unmarked specimen of Venus virginea with no proved type status in the Linnean Society, London, which would agree with the specimen figured by Reeve (1864, pl. 4 sp. 17a) as Tapes virginea. Reeve’s figure is clearly the same as Venus rhomboides Pennant, 1777 but this has no bearing on the Linnean species. Conversely there is a lot in University Museum, Uppsala (# 1347-1349) labelled as Venus virginea (Wallin, 2001), accompanied with the so-called "Swartz labels", and which belong to the species currently known as Venerupis geographica (Gmelin, 1791) and Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791).
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Polititapes virgineus (Linnaeus, 1767) sensu auct.. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507877 on 2025-04-04
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2010-08-18 08:38:17Z
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Tran, Bastien
2010-09-15 11:43:10Z
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Huber, Markus
2013-12-17 18:28:30Z
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Gofas, Serge

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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record 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. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

additional source Forbes, E.; Hanley, S. C. T. (1848-1853). A history of British Mollusca and their shells. London, van Voorst. 4 vols., 2064 pp., 203 pls. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16341
page(s): vol. 1, p. 388, pl. 25 fig. 4, 6 [details] 

 
EMODnet BathymetrySource: EMODnet Bathymetry
Countries
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
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Taxonomy The name Venus virginea Linnaeus, 1767 was used for a common European species currently known as Polititapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777), by most British authors in the XIXth century as summarized in Forbes & Hanley (1848: vol. 1, p. 388, pl. 25 fig. 4, 6) and Jeffreys (1864, vol. 2, p. 353-355). Jeffreys explicitly wrote that this was Tapes virgineus “of modern authors”, probably not of Linnaeus. Usage of rhomboides for this species was argumented in Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus (1893: 397-400) and became universal after being adopted in Winckworth’s (1932: 244) list of British molluscs.
Dodge (1952) stated an unmarked specimen of Venus virginea with no proved type status in the Linnean Society, London, which would agree with the specimen figured by Reeve (1864, pl. 4 sp. 17a) as Tapes virginea. Reeve’s figure is clearly the same as Venus rhomboides Pennant, 1777 but this has no bearing on the Linnean species. Conversely there is a lot in University Museum, Uppsala (# 1347-1349) labelled as Venus virginea (Wallin, 2001), accompanied with the so-called "Swartz labels", and which belong to the species currently known as Venerupis geographica (Gmelin, 1791) and Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791).
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (92 publications) (from synonym Tapes virgineus (Linnaeus, 1767) sensu Jeffreys, 1864)
To PESI (from synonym Tapes virgineus (Linnaeus, 1767) sensu Jeffreys, 1864)
To PESI 
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