WoRMS taxon details
Venus verrucosa simulans G. B. Sowerby I, 1844
1391139 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1391139)
accepted
Subspecies
Venus damasoi T. Cossignani, 2015 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Venus nodosa Dunker, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (junior homonym of Venus nodosa...)
junior homonym of Venus nodosa Hermann, 1781
Venus simulans G. B. Sowerby I, 1844 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Venus tuberosa Deshayes, 1853 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Venus simulans G. B. Sowerby I, 1844) Darwin, C. R. (1844). Geological observations on the volcanic islands visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, together with some brief notices of the geology of Australia and the Cape of Good Hope. Being the second part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. London: Smith Elder and Co, 175 pp. , available online at http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?pageseq=1&itemID=F272&viewtype=image
page(s): 154 [details]
page(s): 154 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Venus verrucosa simulans G. B. Sowerby I, 1844. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1391139 on 2026-07-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Venus nodosa Dunker, 1853) Dunker, W. (1853). <i>Index molluscorum, quae in itinere ad Guineam inferiorem collegit Georgius Tams Med. Dr.</i>. Cassel, Th. Fischer, vi + 74 pp., 10 pl. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50134
page(s): 57-58 [details]
original description (of Venus simulans G. B. Sowerby I, 1844) Darwin, C. R. (1844). Geological observations on the volcanic islands visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, together with some brief notices of the geology of Australia and the Cape of Good Hope. Being the second part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. London: Smith Elder and Co, 175 pp. , available online at http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?pageseq=1&itemID=F272&viewtype=image
page(s): 154 [details]
original description (of Venus tuberosa Deshayes, 1853) Deshayes, G. P. (1853-1855). <i>Catalogue of the Conchifera or bivalve shells in the collection of the British Museum</i>. British Museum, London, Part I. Cyprinidae, Veneridae and Glauconomidae, pp. ii + 216 pp. [introduction by J. E. Gray] [27 June 1853]; Part II, Petricoladae (concluded), Corbiculadae, pp. 217-292 [title page dated "1854"; 12 May 1855]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60978
page(s): 99, nr. 2 [details]
original description (of Venus damasoi T. Cossignani, 2015) Cossignani T. (2015). <i>Venus damasoi</i> sp. nov. <em>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale.</em> 88: 17. [details]
page(s): 57-58 [details]
original description (of Venus simulans G. B. Sowerby I, 1844) Darwin, C. R. (1844). Geological observations on the volcanic islands visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, together with some brief notices of the geology of Australia and the Cape of Good Hope. Being the second part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. London: Smith Elder and Co, 175 pp. , available online at http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?pageseq=1&itemID=F272&viewtype=image
page(s): 154 [details]
original description (of Venus tuberosa Deshayes, 1853) Deshayes, G. P. (1853-1855). <i>Catalogue of the Conchifera or bivalve shells in the collection of the British Museum</i>. British Museum, London, Part I. Cyprinidae, Veneridae and Glauconomidae, pp. ii + 216 pp. [introduction by J. E. Gray] [27 June 1853]; Part II, Petricoladae (concluded), Corbiculadae, pp. 217-292 [title page dated "1854"; 12 May 1855]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60978
page(s): 99, nr. 2 [details]
original description (of Venus damasoi T. Cossignani, 2015) Cossignani T. (2015). <i>Venus damasoi</i> sp. nov. <em>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale.</em> 88: 17. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Nolf, F. (2025). <i>Venus verrucosa simulans</i> G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: new insights on its nomenclatural status. <em>Neptunea.</em> 18(4): 32-37.
page(s): pl. 1 figs 1-6, pl. 2 figs 9, 12 [details]
page(s): pl. 1 figs 1-6, pl. 2 figs 9, 12 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). <i>Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola</i>. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1-1104. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/fft48
page(s): 852-853 [details]
page(s): 852-853 [details]
Other
additional source
Nolf, F. (2021). About the enigmatic <i>Venus simulans</i> G.B. Sowerby I, 1844: a comparative study of the morphological variations in <i>Venus verrucosa</i> Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Veneridae) in the Mediterranean and East Atlantic waters. <em>Neptunea.</em> 15 (3): 13-23.
note: treated as a synonym of Venus verrucosa, contrary to Cosel & Gofas (2019) who recognize as a valid geographical subspecies [details] Available for editors
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note: treated as a synonym of Venus verrucosa, contrary to Cosel & Gofas (2019) who recognize as a valid geographical subspecies [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
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