Polititapes aureus

Polititapes aureus is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Veneridae.

The species is found in Western Europe and Mediterranean.

Synonyms

 * Paphia aurea (Gmelin, 1791)
 * Paphia lucens (Locard, 1886)
 * Pullastra intuspunctata Anton, 1838
 * Tapes (Tapes) aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
 * Tapes acuminata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852
 * Tapes amygdala Meuschen Römer, 1864
 * Tapes anatina G. B. Sowerby II, 1854
 * Tapes anthemodus Locard, 1886
 * Tapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
 * Tapes aureus var. elongata Dautzenberg, 1883
 * Tapes aureus var. ovata Jeffreys, 1864
 * Tapes aureus var. partita Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893
 * Tapes aureus var. quadrata Jeffreys, 1864
 * Tapes aureus var. radiata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893
 * Tapes aureus var. rugata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893
 * Tapes bourguignati Locard, 1886
 * Tapes castrensis Deshayes, 1848 (dubious synonym)
 * Tapes castrensis var. texturoides Pallary, 1912
 * Tapes grangeri Locard, 1886
 * Tapes hoeberti Brusina, 1865
 * Tapes lacunaris Coen, 1914
 * Tapes mabillei Locard, 1886
 * Tapes nasuta Coen, 1914
 * Tapes nitidosus Locard, 1886
 * Tapes nuculoides Coen, 1914
 * Tapes pulchellus (Lamarck, 1818)
 * Tapes pulchellus var. bicolor Pallary, 1900
 * Tapes retortus Locard, 1886
 * Tapes rochebrunei Locard, 1886
 * Tapes rostratus Locard, 1886
 * Tapes servaini Locard, 1886
 * Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791)
 * Venerupis lucens (Locard, 1886)
 * Venus aenea W. Turton, 1819
 * Venus araneosa Philippi, 1847
 * Venus aurea Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
 * Venus beudantii Payraudeau, 1826
 * Venus bicolor Lamarck, 1818
 * Venus catenifera Lamarck, 1818
 * Venus florida Lamarck, 1818
 * Venus floridella Lamarck, 1818
 * Venus intuspunctata Anton, 1838 (junior synonym)
 * Venus nitens W. Turton, 1819
 * Venus nitens Scacchi & Philippi in Philippi, 1844
 * Venus pallei Requien, 1848
 * Venus petalina Lamarck, 1818
 * Venus phaseolina Lamarck, 1818
 * Venus picturata Requien, 1848 (synonym)
 * Venus pulchella Lamarck, 1818
 * Venus texturata Lamarck, 1818

Right and left valve of the same specimens:

Description

 * These are moderately convex valves with colore pale yellow, white or chestnut with broken zigzag lines, or dark-chestnut patches. On the other hand, the valves consistently golden yellow, hence its specific name. The sculpture is confined to moderately impressed concentric growth lines.