WoRMS taxon details
Irus carditoides (Lamarck, 1818)
507715 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:507715)
accepted
Species
Irus distans (Lamarck, 1818) · unaccepted (a junior synonym)
Venerupis carditoides Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Venerupis distans Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Venerupis exotica G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 · unaccepted
Venerupis hanleyi E. Lamy, 1922 · unaccepted
Venerupis planicosta Deshayes, 1854 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Venerupis carditoides 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): 508 [details]
page(s): 508 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Irus carditoides (Lamarck, 1818). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507715 on 2026-07-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Venerupis carditoides 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): 508 [details]
original description (of Venerupis distans 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): 507 [details]
original description (of Venerupis exotica G. B. Sowerby II, 1874) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1874). Monograph of the genus <i>Venerupis</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 19: pls. 1-4 and unpaginated text. L. A. Reeve, London. [stated date: Nov. 1874]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8218349
page(s): sp. 11 [details]
original description (of Venerupis planicosta Deshayes, 1854) Deshayes, G. P. (1854). Descriptions of new species of shells in the collection of Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1853) 21: 1-11, pls 18-19. [published 27 June 1854]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747116
page(s): 4 [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]
page(s): 508 [details]
original description (of Venerupis distans 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): 507 [details]
original description (of Venerupis exotica G. B. Sowerby II, 1874) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1874). Monograph of the genus <i>Venerupis</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 19: pls. 1-4 and unpaginated text. L. A. Reeve, London. [stated date: Nov. 1874]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8218349
page(s): sp. 11 [details]
original description (of Venerupis planicosta Deshayes, 1854) Deshayes, G. P. (1854). Descriptions of new species of shells in the collection of Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1853) 21: 1-11, pls 18-19. [published 27 June 1854]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747116
page(s): 4 [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality "New Holland" = Australia [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Venerupis exotica G. B. Sowerby II, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Venerupis planicosta Deshayes, 1854)
To Conchology (Irus carditoides)
To Malacopics (Irus carditoides (Lamarck, 1818) Australia, South Australia, Boston Island, low tid...
To Malacopics (Irus carditoides (Lamarck, 1818) Australia, South Australia, Port MacDonnell, on re...
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Venerupis planicosta Deshayes, 1854)
To Conchology (Irus carditoides)
To Malacopics (Irus carditoides (Lamarck, 1818) Australia, South Australia, Boston Island, low tid...
To Malacopics (Irus carditoides (Lamarck, 1818) Australia, South Australia, Port MacDonnell, on re...
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