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(of Venus literata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215828 on 2026-03-06

Taxonomic edit history

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1997-02-24 09:48:27Z

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Onyango, Eunice

2006-03-13 11:49:50Z

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Vanden Berghe, Edward

2010-09-23 10:34:21Z

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Huber, Markus

2010-09-23 10:44:16Z

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Huber, Markus

2021-11-01 12:51:51Z

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Vinarski, Maxim

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Nomenclature

original description (of Paphia nocturna Röding, 1798) 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 [details]

original description (of Tapes aspersa G. B. Sowerby II, 1852) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1852). Monograph of the genus Tapes. Fam. Veneridae. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 2 (13): 678–699, pls 145–151. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11075860
page(s): 684 [details]

original description (of Venus adspersa Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 595 [details]

original description (of Venus compunctata Link, 1807) Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben, Rostock; 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237 [details]

original description (of Venus literata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 689 [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Venus litterata Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]

original description (of Venus punctifera Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 595 [details]

original description (of Venus litterata maculosa Schreibers, 1793) Schreibers, K. (1793). Versuch einer vollständigen Conchylienkenntniß nach Linnes System. Wien. (Kurzbeck). Erster Band. Von den Schnecken. [1-12], 1-446, [447]. Zweyter Band. Von den Muscheln. pp. [1-9], 1-416. , available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/toc/?PPN=PPN599393750 [details]

original description (of Venus litterata var. nebulosa Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
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original description (of Venus litterata var. punctata Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3293 [details]

original description (of Venus deshayesii var. sulphurea R. A. Philippi, 1848) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): 77 [details]

original description (of Tapes (Pullastra) distinguenda Fischer-Piette & E. Lamy, 1939) Fischer-Piette, E. & Lamy, E. (1939). Sur le sunet d'Anson (Moll. Lamellibr.). Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France. 64: 42-50.
page(s): 49 [details]

original description (of Venus litterata var. radiata Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3293 [details]

original description (of Venus litterata var. maculosa Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3293 [details]

basis of record Michel, C. (1988). Marine molluscs of Mauritius. Editions de l'Ocean Indien. Stanley, Rose Hill. Mauritius. [details]

Other

context source (HKRMS) City University of Hong Kong. (2006). Provision of Services for Species Identification and Data Analysis of Epibenthic Organisms from Hong Kong Water. Final report. Environmental Protection Department. Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University [details]

additional source 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]

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source Matsukuma, A. (1986). Studies on the Kawamura Collection (Mollusca) in the National Science Museum, Tokyo- III. Genus Tapes Megerle, 1811 (Bivalvia), with Description of a New Species. VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology). 45(1):11-30. [details] Available for editors

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Definitions

Language	Name
English	lettered venuslettered carpetclamlettered carpet shell	[details]
German	Buchstaben-Teppichmuschel	[details]
Japanese	リュウキュウアサリ	[details]