WoRMS taxon details
Venerupis geographica (Gmelin, 1791)
141931 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141931)
accepted
Species
Tapes (Pullastra) geographica (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tapes geographicus (Chemnitz, 1784) · unaccepted (published in a work rejected by...)
published in a work rejected by ICZN Direction 1
Tapes geographicus (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Venus geographica Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Venus geographica Chemnitz, 1784 · unaccepted (published in a work rejected by...)
published in a work rejected by ICZN Direction 1
Venus tenorii O. G. Costa, 1830 · unaccepted
marine
(of Venus geographica Gmelin, 1791) 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 [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3293 [details]
page(s): 3293 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Venerupis geographica (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141931 on 2025-07-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Venus geographica Gmelin, 1791) 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 [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3293 [details]
original description (of Venus tenorii O. G. Costa, 1830) Costa, O. G. (1830 ["1829"]). Catalogo sistematico e ragionato de' testacei delle Due Sicilie. Tipografia della Minerva, Napoli, pp. 1-8, i-cxxxii, pl. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13047696
page(s): xxxiv, xxxvii [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 3293 [details]
original description (of Venus tenorii O. G. Costa, 1830) Costa, O. G. (1830 ["1829"]). Catalogo sistematico e ragionato de' testacei delle Due Sicilie. Tipografia della Minerva, Napoli, pp. 1-8, i-cxxxii, pl. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13047696
page(s): xxxiv, xxxvii [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Gofas, S.; Moreno, D.; Salas, C. (2011). Moluscos marinos de Andalucía: II. Clase Gastropoda (Heterobranchia), clase Bivalvia, clase Scaphopoda, clase Cephalopoda, glosario e índices. Servicio de Publicaciones e Intercambio Científico, Universidad de Málaga: Málaga. ISBN 978-84-9747-382-8. XII, 343-798 pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 679; note: Treated as distinct from V. corrugata (Gmelin, 1791) with which it occurs sympatrically [details]
page(s): 679; note: Treated as distinct from V. corrugata (Gmelin, 1791) with which it occurs sympatrically [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Synonymy Synonymised with Venerupis senegalensis (Gmelin, 1791) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | tapijtschelp | [details] |
| English | banded venusbanded carpetclambanded carpet shell | [details] |
| German | Gebänderte TeppichmuschelEssbare VenusmuschelEinfache Teppichmuschel | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Tapes geographicus (Chemnitz, 1784))
To Conchology (Venerupis geographica)
To Conchology (Venerupis geographica)
To Conchology (Venerupis geographica)
To Malacopics (Venerupis geographica (Gmelin, 1791) Italy, Liguria, Savona, Riviera di Ponente, Lai...
To PESI (from synonym Venus geographica Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Venus tenorii O. G. Costa, 1830)
To PESI
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Tapes geographicus (Chemnitz, 1784))
To Conchology (Venerupis geographica)
To Conchology (Venerupis geographica)
To Conchology (Venerupis geographica)
To Malacopics (Venerupis geographica (Gmelin, 1791) Italy, Liguria, Savona, Riviera di Ponente, Lai...
To PESI (from synonym Venus geographica Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Venus tenorii O. G. Costa, 1830)
To PESI
