Polititapes aureus
# 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:

* Right valve
* Left valve
* var. beudanti Right valve
* var. beudanti Left valve
* var. mabillei Right valve
* var. mabillei Left valve

## 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.
