WoRMS taxon details
Venerupis Lamarck, 1818
138647 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138647)
accepted
Genus
Venus perforans Montagu, 1803 accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791) (type by subsequent designation)
Metis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior homonym of Metis...)
Invalid: junior homonym of Metis Philippi, 1843 [Crustacea]; Myrsus is a replacement name
Myrsus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Paphia (Pullastra) G. B. Sowerby I, 1826 † · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Paphirus Finlay, 1926 · unaccepted
Pullastra G. B. Sowerby I, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes (Metis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857 · unaccepted
Tapes (Pullastra) G. B. Sowerby I, 1826 · unaccepted
Venerupis (Paphirus) Finlay, 1926 · alternative representation
Venerupis (Venerupis) Lamarck, 1818 · alternative representation
- Species Venerupis anomala (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Venerupis aspera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
- Species Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Venerupis cumingii (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852)
- Species Venerupis galactites (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Venerupis geographica (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Venerupis glandina (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Venerupis largillierti (R. A. Philippi, 1847)
- Species Venerupis rugosa G. B. Sowerby II, 1854
- Subgenus Venerupis (Claudiconcha) P. Fischer, 1887 accepted as Petricola (Claudiconcha) P. Fischer, 1887 represented as Petricola Lamarck, 1801 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Venerupis (Humilaria) U. S. Grant & Gale, 1931 accepted as Humilaria U. S. Grant & Gale, 1931 (original rank)
- Subgenus Venerupis (Irus) F. C. Schmidt, 1818 accepted as Irus F. C. Schmidt, 1818 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Venerupis (Irus) irus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subgenus Venerupis (Polititapes) Chiamenti, 1900 accepted as Polititapes Chiamenti, 1900 (unaccepted rank)
- Subgenus Venerupis (Ruditapes) Chiamenti, 1900 accepted as Ruditapes Chiamenti, 1900
- Species Venerupis (Ruditapes) aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Venerupis (Ruditapes) largillierti (R. A. Philippi, 1847) represented as Venerupis largillierti (R. A. Philippi, 1847)
- Species Venerupis (Ruditapes) philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) represented as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
- Species Venerupis attenuata G. B. Sowerby II, 1854 accepted as Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Venerupis bruguieri (Hanley, 1845) accepted as Ruditapes bruguieri (Hanley, 1845)
- Species Venerupis carditoides Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Irus carditoides (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Venerupis chinensis Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Venerupis cordieri (Deshayes, 1839) accepted as Irusella lamellifera (Conrad, 1837)
- Species Venerupis corrugata Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Venerupis crebrelamellata Tate, 1887 accepted as Irus cumingii (Deshayes, 1854)
- Species Venerupis crenatus Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Irus crenatus (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Venerupis cumingii Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Irus cumingii (Deshayes, 1854)
- Species Venerupis dashamii H. C. Ray, 1950 accepted as Irus vertumnalium (Melvill, 1918)
- Species Venerupis declivis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853) accepted as Venus declivis G. B. Sowerby II, 1853
- Species Venerupis decussata R. A. Philippi, 1836 accepted as Lajonkairia lajonkairii (Payraudeau, 1826)
- Species Venerupis decussata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Venerupis decussatus [sic] accepted as Venerupis decussata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Venerupis derelicta Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Venerupis diemenensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 accepted as Notopaphia grisea (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Irus (Notopaphia) griseus (Lamarck, 1818) represented as Irus griseus (Lamarck, 1818) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Venerupis digona Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Venerupis distans Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Irus carditoides (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Venerupis dura (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes durus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Venerupis elegans Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Irus elegans (Deshayes, 1854) (superseded combination)
- Species Venerupis exotica G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 accepted as Irus carditoides (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Venerupis exoticus Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Irus exoticus (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Venerupis fernandesiana Stempell, 1899 accepted as Paphonotia fernandesiana (Stempell, 1899)
- Species Venerupis fimbriata G. B. Sowerby II, 1854 accepted as Paphonotia elliptica (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
- Species Venerupis foliacea Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Paphonotia elliptica (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) (invalid: junior secondary homonym of Venus foliacea Philippi, 1846)
- Species Venerupis gigantea Deshayes, 1839 accepted as Saxidomus gigantea (Deshayes, 1839)
- Species Venerupis hanleyi E. Lamy, 1922 accepted as Irus carditoides (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Venerupis insignis Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Petricola insignis (Deshayes, 1854) (original combination)
- Species Venerupis interjecta Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Irus exoticus (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Venerupis interstriatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1854 accepted as Irus interstriatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1854)
- Species Venerupis iridescens Tate, 1889 accepted as Irus interstriatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1854)
- Species Venerupis irus (Linnaeus, 1758) sensu Yokoyama, 1924 accepted as Irus ishibashianus Kuroda & Habe, 1952
- Species Venerupis irus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Venerupis irusianus Locard, 1892 accepted as Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Venerupis lajonkairii Payraudeau, 1826 accepted as Lajonkairia lajonkairii (Payraudeau, 1826) (original combination)
- Species Venerupis lamellosa Blainville, 1824 accepted as Petricola lithophaga (Retzius, 1788)
- Species Venerupis lucens (Locard, 1886) accepted as Polititapes lucens (Locard, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Venerupis macrophylla Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Irus macrophylla (Deshayes, 1853) (original combination)
- Species Venerupis mitis Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Irus mitis (Deshayes, 1854) (basionym)
- Species Venerupis multicostata W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)
- Species Venerupis nucleus Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Venerupis obesa Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Irus cumingii (Deshayes, 1854) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Venerupis paupercula Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Paphonotia elliptica (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Venerupis peruviana Jay, 1839 accepted as Petricola denticulata G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
- Species Venerupis petiti Deshayes, 1839 accepted as Leukoma staminea (Conrad, 1837)
- Species Venerupis planicosta Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Irus carditoides (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Venerupis pulcherrima Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Venerupis pullastra (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Venerupis quadrasi Hidalgo, 1886 accepted as Petricola quadrasi (Hidalgo, 1886)
- Species Venerupis reflexa J. E. Gray, 1843 accepted as Irus reflexus (J. E. Gray, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Venerupis reticulata Tenison Woods, 1876 accepted as Venerupis anomala (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Venerupis rhomboides (Pennant, 1777) accepted as Polititapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)
- Species Venerupis romani Calcara, 1845 accepted as Coralliophaga lithophagella (Lamarck, 1819)
- Species Venerupis rufiscensis Fischer-Piette & Métivier, 1971 accepted as Polititapes durus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Venerupis saxatilis (Fleuriau de Bellevue, 1802) accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Venerupis senegalensis (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Venerupis siliqua Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Irus reflexus (J. E. Gray, 1843) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Venerupis subdecussata Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Notopaphia grisea (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Irus (Notopaphia) griseus (Lamarck, 1818) represented as Irus griseus (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Venerupis texta Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Kyrina texta (Deshayes, 1853)
- Species Venerupis tumida G. B. Sowerby II, 1854 accepted as Irus reflexus (J. E. Gray, 1843) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Venerupis variegata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852) accepted as Venerupis aspera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
- Subgenus Venerupis (Paphirus) Finlay, 1926 represented as Venerupis Lamarck, 1818
- Species Venerupis tenuistriata Jonas, 1846 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Lamarck, J.B. (1818). [volume 5 of] Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres, préséntant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent; precedes d'une Introduction offrant la determination des caracteres essentiels de l'Animal, sa distinction du vegetal et desautres corps naturels, enfin, l'Exposition des Principes fondamentaux de la Zoologie. <em>Paris, Deterville.</em> vol 5: 612 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879 [details]
Fossil range Eocene - Recent
Fossil range Eocene - Recent [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Venerupis Lamarck, 1818. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138647 on 2024-08-21
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Lamarck, J.B. (1818). [volume 5 of] Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres, préséntant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent; precedes d'une Introduction offrant la determination des caracteres essentiels de l'Animal, sa distinction du vegetal et desautres corps naturels, enfin, l'Exposition des Principes fondamentaux de la Zoologie. <em>Paris, Deterville.</em> vol 5: 612 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879 [details]
original description (of Pullastra G. B. Sowerby I, 1826) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): No 28 [details]
original description (of Metis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): Vol. 2: 436. [details]
original description (of Myrsus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): Vol, 2: 660. [details]
original description (of Paphirus Finlay, 1926) Finlay, H. J. (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 320-485, pls 18-23 [dated 1927, published Dec, 1926]., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_57/rsnz_57_00_003550.html [details]
original description (of Tapes (Metis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): Vol. 2: 436. [details]
taxonomy source Nevesskaja, L. A.; Popov, S. V.; Goncharova, I. A.; Guzhov, A. V.; Yanin, B. T.; Polubotko, I. V.; Biakov, A. S.; Gavrilova, V. A. (2013). Phanerozoic Bivalvia of Russia and surrounding countries [Двустворчатые моллюски России и сопредельных стран в фанерозое]. <em>Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta Rossiyskoy Akademii Nauk / Transactions of the Paleontological Institute.</em> 294: 1-524.
page(s): 401 [details] Available for editors
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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]
additional source Nevesskaja, L.A.; Goncharova, I.A.; Paramonova, N.P.; Popov, S.V.; Babak, E.V.; Bagdasarjan, K.G.; Voronina, A.A. (1993). Opredelitel' miotsenovykh dvustvorchatykh mollyuskov yugo-zapadnoy Yevrazii. Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta, 247: 1-412, available online at http://www.geokniga.org/books/14254
page(s): 184 [details]
identification resource Goncharova I.A. (1986). The system and history of the tapetines (Bivalvia, Veneridae, Tapetinae) of the Neogene seas of West Eurasia. <em>Paleogene-Neogene bivalves of the Far East and Eastern Paratethys: A collection of scientific papers [= Палеоген-неогеновые двустворчатые моллюски Дальнего Востока и Восточного Паратетиса: Сборник научных трудов].</em> pp. 75-100.
page(s): 78 [details]
subsequent type designation Children J. G. (1822-1823). Lamarck's genera of shells. <i>Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts (London)</i>, 14(27): 64-87, pl. 3-4 [ottobre 1822]; 14(28): 298-322, pl. 5-6 [gennaio 1823]; 15(29): 23-52, pl. 2-3 [aprile 1823]; 15(30): 216-258, pl. 7-8 [luglio 1823]; 16 (31): 49-79, pl. 5 [ottobre 1823]; 16 (32): 241-264, pl. 6 [dicembre 1823]. [Vedi anche Kennard, Salisbury & Woodward, 1931], available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14496865
page(s): 303 [details]
original description (of Pullastra G. B. Sowerby I, 1826) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): No 28 [details]
original description (of Metis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): Vol. 2: 436. [details]
original description (of Myrsus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): Vol, 2: 660. [details]
original description (of Paphirus Finlay, 1926) Finlay, H. J. (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 320-485, pls 18-23 [dated 1927, published Dec, 1926]., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_57/rsnz_57_00_003550.html [details]
original description (of Tapes (Metis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): Vol. 2: 436. [details]
taxonomy source Nevesskaja, L. A.; Popov, S. V.; Goncharova, I. A.; Guzhov, A. V.; Yanin, B. T.; Polubotko, I. V.; Biakov, A. S.; Gavrilova, V. A. (2013). Phanerozoic Bivalvia of Russia and surrounding countries [Двустворчатые моллюски России и сопредельных стран в фанерозое]. <em>Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta Rossiyskoy Akademii Nauk / Transactions of the Paleontological Institute.</em> 294: 1-524.
page(s): 401 [details] Available for editors
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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]
additional source Nevesskaja, L.A.; Goncharova, I.A.; Paramonova, N.P.; Popov, S.V.; Babak, E.V.; Bagdasarjan, K.G.; Voronina, A.A. (1993). Opredelitel' miotsenovykh dvustvorchatykh mollyuskov yugo-zapadnoy Yevrazii. Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta, 247: 1-412, available online at http://www.geokniga.org/books/14254
page(s): 184 [details]
identification resource Goncharova I.A. (1986). The system and history of the tapetines (Bivalvia, Veneridae, Tapetinae) of the Neogene seas of West Eurasia. <em>Paleogene-Neogene bivalves of the Far East and Eastern Paratethys: A collection of scientific papers [= Палеоген-неогеновые двустворчатые моллюски Дальнего Востока и Восточного Паратетиса: Сборник научных трудов].</em> pp. 75-100.
page(s): 78 [details]
subsequent type designation Children J. G. (1822-1823). Lamarck's genera of shells. <i>Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts (London)</i>, 14(27): 64-87, pl. 3-4 [ottobre 1822]; 14(28): 298-322, pl. 5-6 [gennaio 1823]; 15(29): 23-52, pl. 2-3 [aprile 1823]; 15(30): 216-258, pl. 7-8 [luglio 1823]; 16 (31): 49-79, pl. 5 [ottobre 1823]; 16 (32): 241-264, pl. 6 [dicembre 1823]. [Vedi anche Kennard, Salisbury & Woodward, 1931], available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14496865
page(s): 303 [details]
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Fossil range Eocene - Recent [details]