WoRMS name details
Cytherea Röding, 1798
204301 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204301)
unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Cytherea Fabricius, 1794 [Diptera])
Genus
Venus puerpera Linnaeus, 1771 accepted as Periglypta puerpera (Linnaeus, 1771) (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Cytherea plebeia Hanley, 1844 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Subgenus Cytherea (Antigona) Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Antigona Schumacher, 1817 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Cytherea (Caryatis) Römer, 1862 accepted as Pitar Römer, 1857 (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Caryatis Hübner, 1819 [Lepidoptera])
- Species Cytherea (Caryatis) coxeni E. A. Smith, 1884 accepted as Pitar coxeni (E. A. Smith, 1884)
- Species Cytherea (Caryatis) pudicissima E. A. Smith, 1894 accepted as Aphrodora pudicissima (E. A. Smith, 1894) (basionym)
- Species Cytherea (Caryatis) regularis E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Costellipitar regularis (E. A. Smith, 1885) (basionym)
- Species Cytherea (Caryatis) yerburyi E. A. Smith, 1891 accepted as Aphrodora yerburyi (E. A. Smith, 1891) (original combination)
- Subgenus Cytherea (Circomphalus) Mörch, 1853 accepted as Circomphalus Mörch, 1853 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Cytherea (Crista) Römer, 1857 accepted as Gafrarium Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Subgenus Cytherea (Lepidocardia) Dall, 1902 accepted as Callista Poli, 1791 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Cytherea (Veneriglossa) Dall, 1886 accepted as Veneriglossa Dall, 1886 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Cytherea (Veneriglossa) vesica Dall, 1886 accepted as Veneriglossa vesica (Dall, 1886)
- Subgenus Cytherea (Ventricola) Römer, 1867 accepted as Venus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Cytherea (Ventricola) callimorpha Dall, 1902 accepted as Globivenus callimorpha (Dall, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytherea (Ventricola) magdalenae Dall, 1902 accepted as Globivenus magdalenae (Dall, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytherea (Ventricola) strigillina Dall, 1902 accepted as Globivenus strigillina (Dall, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytherea adansonii R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Dosinia afra (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Cytherea albida (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Pitar albidus (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Jasypitar albidus (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytherea albina Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Pitar albinus (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Cytherea ambigua (Deshayes, 1853) accepted as Tivela compressa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cytherea apicalis R. A. Philippi, 1836 accepted as Gouldia minima (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cytherea arabica Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Circenita varia (Forsskål, 1775) (synonym)
- Species Cytherea arabica (Chemnitz, 1795) accepted as Circenita varia (Forsskål, 1775) (unavailable name: published in a work rejected by ICZN direction 1)
- Species Cytherea callosa Conrad, 1837 accepted as Amiantis callosa (Conrad, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytherea calophylla (R. A. Philippi, 1836) accepted as Placamen lamellatum (Röding, 1798)
- Species Cytherea circinata (Born, 1778) accepted as Lamelliconcha circinata (Born, 1778) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytherea citrina Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Pitar citrinus (Lamarck, 1818) (original combination)
- Species Cytherea consanguinea C. B. Adams, 1852 accepted as Pitar consanguineus (C. B. Adams, 1852) (original combination)
- Species Cytherea convexa Say, 1824 accepted as Pitar morrhuanus (Dall, 1902) accepted as Agriopoma morrhuanum (Dall, 1902) (unaccepted > junior homonym, non Cytherea convexa Brongniart, 1822)
- Species Cytherea cordiformis Dunker, 1849 accepted as Pitar affinis (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cytherea coxeni E. A. Smith, 1884 accepted as Pitar coxeni (E. A. Smith, 1884)
- Species Cytherea diemenensis Hanley, 1844 accepted as Notocallista diemenensis (Hanley, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytherea erubescens Dunker, 1853 accepted as Pitar erubescens (Dunker, 1853)
- Species Cytherea eucymata Dall, 1890 accepted as Callpita eucymata (Dall, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytherea excisa Röding, 1798 accepted as Pelecyora excisa (Röding, 1798) (original combination)
- Species Cytherea foveolata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853) accepted as Venus foveolata G. B. Sowerby II, 1853
- Species Cytherea fulminata Menke, 1828 accepted as Jasypitar fulminatus (Menke, 1828) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytherea gracilenta Locard, 1891 accepted as Pitar rudis (Poli, 1795)
- Species Cytherea hebraea Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Pitar hebraeus (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytherea inconspicua G. B. Sowerby I, 1835 accepted as Pitar inconspicuus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835)
- Species Cytherea indecora R. A. Philippi, 1848 accepted as Pitar indecorus (R. A. Philippi, 1848) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytherea lactea Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Pitar hebraeus (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Cytherea laeta Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Pitar affinis (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Cytherea lunaris Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Dosinia lupinus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Cytherea magdalenae Dall, 1902 accepted as Globivenus magdalenae (Dall, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytherea mediterranea Aradas & Benoit, 1872 accepted as Pitar mediterraneus (Aradas & Benoit, 1872)
- Species Cytherea minuta T. Brown, 1827 accepted as Gouldia minima (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
- Species Cytherea minuta F. C. L. Koch, 1845 accepted as Costellipitar minutus (F. C. L. Koch, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytherea modesta R. A. Philippi, 1845 accepted as Pitar inflatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851)
- Species Cytherea multilamella Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Venus nux Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
- Species Cytherea obliquata Hanley, 1844 accepted as Pitar obliquatus (Hanley, 1844)
- Species Cytherea pallescens G. B. Sowerby I, 1835 accepted as Pitar pallescens (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835) (original combination)
- Species Cytherea pellucida Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Pitar pellucidus (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytherea penistoni Heilprin, 1890 accepted as Pitar fulminatus (Menke, 1828) accepted as Jasypitar fulminatus (Menke, 1828)
- Species Cytherea pudica Menke, 1850 accepted as Pitar pudica (Menke, 1850) accepted as Pitar tumens (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Cytherea regularis E. A. Smith, 1885 accepted as Costellipitar regularis (E. A. Smith, 1885) (original combination)
- Species Cytherea rostrata F. C. L. Koch, 1844 accepted as Proteopitar patagonicus (A. d'Orbigny, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cytherea rubiginosa R. A. Philippi, 1845 accepted as Pitar fulminatus (Menke, 1828) accepted as Jasypitar fulminatus (Menke, 1828)
- Species Cytherea rugata Locard, 1891 accepted as Pitar rudis (Poli, 1795)
- Species Cytherea sayana Conrad, 1833 accepted as Callocardia (Agriopoma) sayana (Conrad, 1833) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytherea simpsoni Dall, 1889 accepted as Pitar simpsoni (Dall, 1895) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Cytherea sismondae Calcara, 1845 accepted as Gouldia minima (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
- Species Cytherea sophiae Angas, 1877 accepted as Pitar sophiae (Angas, 1877) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytherea tahitensis R. A. Philippi, 1851 accepted as Pitar tahitensis (R. A. Philippi, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cytherea tatei Cossmann, 1920 accepted as Fossacallista tatei (Cossmann, 1920) † accepted as Notocallista (Fossacallista) tatei (Cossmann, 1920) † represented as Notocallista tatei (Cossmann, 1920) †
- Species Cytherea varians Hanley, 1844 accepted as Pitar fulminatus (Menke, 1828) accepted as Jasypitar fulminatus (Menke, 1828)
- Species Cytherea venetiana Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Pitar rudis (Poli, 1795)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
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page(s): 177 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cytherea Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204301 on 2026-06-23
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original description
Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 177 [details]
basis of record Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 177 [details]
basis of record Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors