Polititapes aureus Golden carpet shell

Polititapes aureus is commonly referred to as Golden carpet shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: средний. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 246150

Scientific:: Polititapes aureus
German:: Venusmuschel
English:: Golden Carpet Shell

Category:: Ракушки

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Venerida (Order) > Veneridae (Family) > Polititapes (Genus) > aureus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gmelin, ), 1791

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), European Coasts, Northern Africa, Scandinavia, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: up to 1.77" (4.5 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
Difficulty:: средний
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Polititapes aureus
Venusmuschel
Polititapes durus
Polititapes lucens
Polititapes rhomboides

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-07-18 22:11:38
Last edit:: 2024-05-04 19:44:19

Info

Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)

Colour variable: off-white, cream, yellow, or light brown, usually with deeper reddish or purplish-brown markings, in a variety of patterns. Inner surfaces glossy, white or yellow, often with orange or purple markings.
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Synonymised names
Paphia aurea (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Pullastra intuspunctata Anton, 1838 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes (Tapes) aureus (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Tapes acuminata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 · unaccepted
Tapes amygdala Römer, 1864 · unaccepted
Tapes anatina G. B. Sowerby II, 1854 · unaccepted
Tapes anthemodus Locard, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Tapes aureus var. elongata Dautzenberg, 1883 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes aureus var. ovata Jeffreys, 1864 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes aureus var. partita Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes aureus var. quadrata Jeffreys, 1864 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes aureus var. radiata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes aureus var. rugata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes bourguignati Locard, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes castrensis Deshayes, 1848 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
Tapes castrensis var. texturoides Pallary, 1912 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes grangeri Locard, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes hoeberti Brusina, 1865 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes lacunaris Coen, 1914 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes mabillei Locard, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes nasuta Coen, 1914 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes nitidosus Locard, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes nuculoides Coen, 1914 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes pulchellus (Lamarck, 1818) · unaccepted
Tapes pulchellus var. bicolor Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes retortus Locard, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes rochebrunei Locard, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes rostratus Locard, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tapes servaini Locard, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Venerupis (Ruditapes) aurea (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Venerupis (Ruditapes) aurea aurea (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Venerupis aurea aurea (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Venus aenea W. Turton, 1819 · unaccepted
Venus araneosa R. A. Philippi, 1847 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Venus aurea Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (original combination)
Venus beudantii Payraudeau, 1826 · unaccepted
Venus bicolor Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Venus catenifera Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Venus florida Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted (synonym)
Venus floridella Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Venus intuspunctata Anton, 1838 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Venus nitens W. Turton, 1819 · unaccepted
Venus nitens Scacchi & R. A. Philippi, 1844 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Venus pallei Requien, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Venus petalina Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Venus phaseolina Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Venus picturata Requien, 1848 · unaccepted (synonym)
Venus pulchella Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Venus texturata Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted

External links

Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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