WoRMS taxon details
Lioconcha castrensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
216577 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216577)
accepted
Species
Cytherea castrensis Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Cytherea ornata Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Lioconcha (Lioconcha) castrensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · alternative representation
Venus australis Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Venus castrensis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Venus fulminea Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Venus lorenziana Dillwyn, 1817 · unaccepted
marine
(of Venus castrensis 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.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Lioconcha castrensis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216577 on 2026-02-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Venus castrensis 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.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Venus fulminea 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 Venus lorenziana Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): 184. [details]
original description (of Cytherea ornata Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 568 [details]
original description (of Cytherea castrensis Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 568 [details]
original description (of Venus australis 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): 3282, nr. 88 [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>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</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]original description (of Venus fulminea 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 Venus lorenziana Dillwyn, 1817) Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): 184. [details]
original description (of Cytherea ornata Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 568 [details]
original description (of Cytherea castrensis Lamarck, 1818) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 568 [details]
original description (of Venus australis 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): 3282, nr. 88 [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>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</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Van der Meij S.E.T., Moolenbeek R.G. & Dekker H. (2010) The <i>Lioconcha castrensis</i> species group (Bivalvia: Veneridae), with the description of two new species. <i>Molluscan Research</i> 30(3): 117-124., available online at http://www.mapress.com/mr/content/v30/2010f/n3p124.pdf
page(s): 118 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 118 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | zigzag venustent clamchocolate flamed venuscamp pitar-venus | [details] |
| German | Zeltlagermuschel | [details] |
| Japanese | マルオミナエシ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Cytherea ornata Lamarck, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Lioconcha castrensis SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Lioconcha castrensis)
To Malacopics (Lioconcha castrensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, ARMM, Sulu, Siasi Island, ex col...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Lioconcha castrensis SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Lioconcha castrensis)
To Malacopics (Lioconcha castrensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, ARMM, Sulu, Siasi Island, ex col...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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