Polititapes virgineus (Linnaeus, 1767) 
AphiaID: 507877

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Heterodonta > Euheterodonta > Veneroida > Veneroidea > Veneridae > Polititapes

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Polititapes Chiamenti, 1900
Synonymised taxa		Paphia rhomboides (Pennant, 1777) Tapes (Tapes) rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)
Sources		original description: Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 2): 533-1327, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] [full text] basis of record: 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.  [details] from synonym: Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Basque txirla zerrendaduna (from synonym)  [details] Catalan cloïssa rossa (from synonym)  [details] Dutch gevlamde tapijtschelp (from synonym)  [details] English banded carpet shell (from synonym)  [details] Galician ameixa rubia (from synonym)  [details] Spanish almeja chocha (from synonym)  [details] Spanish almeja rubia (from synonym)  [details]
Distribution		Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Bizerte Lagoon (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Boughrara Lagoon (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] European waters (ERMS scope) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Gulf of Gabès (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Irish Exclusive economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Kerkennah Islands (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Wimereux (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Links		To Encyclopedia of Life To PESI
Images		Polititapes virgineus added on 2013-01-07 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam () qualitystatus: not checked Polititapes virgineus added on 2013-01-07 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam () qualitystatus: not checked
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:507877
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2010-08-18 08:38:17Z   created   Tran, Bastien 2010-09-15 11:43:10Z   checked   Huber, Markus
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		Citation: Huber, M. (2013). Polititapes virgineus (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507877 on 2013-05-21
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