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Venus Linnaeus, 1758

Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758
Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758

138648 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138648)

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Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Venus (Venus) Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation

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  1. Species Venus casina Linnaeus, 1758
  2. Species Venus nux Gmelin, 1791
  3. Species Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758
  4. Subgenus Venus (Chamelea) Mörch, 1853 accepted as Chamelea Mörch, 1853
    1. Species Venus (Chamelea) striatula (da Costa, 1778) accepted as Chamelea striatula (da Costa, 1778)
  5. Subgenus Venus (Cytherea) Lamarck, 1805 accepted as Cytherea Lamarck, 1805 accepted as Meretrix Lamarck, 1799
    1. Species Venus (Cytherea) chordata Römer, 1867 accepted as Costellipitar chordatus (Römer, 1867)
  6. Subgenus Venus (Tapes) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 accepted as Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
  7. Species Venus aenea W. Turton, 1819 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
  8. Species Venus alope Brusina, 1870 accepted as Timoclea ovata (Pennant, 1777) (unaccepted > nomen nudum, nomen nudum)
  9. Species Venus analis R. A. Philippi, 1851 accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  10. Species Venus araneosa R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  11. Species Venus astartoides H. Beck, 1849 accepted as Liocyma fluctuosa (A. A. Gould, 1841) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  12. Species Venus aurea Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
  13. Species Venus beudantii Payraudeau, 1826 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
  14. Species Venus bicolor Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
  15. Species Venus biradiata Risso, 1826 accepted as Clausinella fasciata (da Costa, 1778)
  16. Species Venus borealis Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Lucinoma boreale (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  17. Species Venus brongniartii Payraudeau, 1826 accepted as Clausinella fasciata (da Costa, 1778)
  18. Species Venus buccardium Born, 1778 accepted as Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  19. Species Venus busschaerdi Requien, 1848 accepted as Clausinella fasciata (da Costa, 1778)
  20. Species Venus callipyga Born, 1778 accepted as Circenita callipyga (Born, 1778)
  21. Species Venus cancellata Delle Chiaje, 1830 accepted as Digitaria digitaria (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Venus cancellata Linnaeus, 1758)
  22. Species Venus casinula Deshayes, 1835 accepted as Venus casina Linnaeus, 1758
  23. Species Venus catenifera Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
  24. Species Venus chione Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Callista chione (Linnaeus, 1758)
  25. Species Venus compressa Montagu, 1808 accepted as Tridonta montagui (Dillwyn, 1817) (unaccepted > junior homonym, not Venus compressa Linnaeus, 1771; Venus montagui Dillwyn, 1817 and Venus montacuti W. Turton, 1819 are replacement names)
  26. Species Venus consobrina Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Venus casina Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  27. Species Venus corrugata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
  28. Species Venus corrugatula Krynicki, 1837 accepted as Chamelea gallina (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  29. Species Venus corrugatula Siemaschko, 1847 accepted as Chamelea gallina (Linnaeus, 1758)
  30. Species Venus crenulata Risso, 1826 accepted as Laevastarte fusca fusca (Poli, 1795) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  31. Species Venus cygnus (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Venus casina Linnaeus, 1758
  32. Species Venus cyrilli Scacchi, 1832 accepted as Gouldia minima (Montagu, 1803)
  33. Species Venus danmonia Montagu, 1808 accepted as Astarte sulcata (da Costa, 1778)
  34. Species Venus decussata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
  35. Species Venus discina Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Venus casina Linnaeus, 1758
  36. Species Venus duminyi Requien, 1848 accepted as Clausinella fasciata (da Costa, 1778)
  37. Species Venus dura Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Polititapes durus (Gmelin, 1791)
  38. Species Venus edulis von Salis Marschlins, 1893 accepted as Polititapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)
  39. Species Venus effossa R. A. Philippi, 1836 accepted as Globivenus effossa (R. A. Philippi, 1836) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  40. Species Venus exoleta Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Dosinia exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  41. Species Venus fasciata (da Costa, 1778) accepted as Clausinella fasciata (da Costa, 1778)
  42. Species Venus ferröensis Röding, 1798 accepted as Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767)
  43. Species Venus florida Poli, 1795 accepted as Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  44. Species Venus florida Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
  45. Species Venus floridella Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
  46. Species Venus fluctuosa A. A. Gould, 1841 accepted as Liocyma fluctuosa (A. A. Gould, 1841) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  47. Species Venus fusca Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  48. Species Venus gallina Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Chamelea gallina (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  49. Species Venus geographica Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Venerupis geographica (Gmelin, 1791)
  50. Species Venus gibba Danilo & Sandri, 1856 accepted as Coralliophaga lithophagella (Lamarck, 1819) (dubious synonym)
  51. Species Venus gibbula Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Scrobicularia plana (da Costa, 1778)
  52. Species Venus giraudi Gay, 1858 accepted as Venus casina Linnaeus, 1758
  53. Species Venus incompta R. A. Philippi, 1836 accepted as Mysia undata (Pennant, 1777)
  54. Species Venus incrassata Brocchi, 1814 † accepted as Laevastarte fusca incrassata (Brocchi, 1814) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  55. Species Venus innominata Danilo & Sandri, 1856 accepted as Polititapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)
  56. Species Venus inquinata Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Gouldia minima (Montagu, 1803)
  57. Species Venus islandica Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  58. Species Venus joenia Benoit & Granata, 1878 accepted as Venus casina Linnaeus, 1758
  59. Species Venus lactea Donovan, 1803 accepted as Venus casina Linnaeus, 1758
  60. Species Venus laminosa Laskey, 1811 accepted as Chamelea striatula (da Costa, 1778)
  61. Species Venus lemanii Payraudeau, 1826 accepted as Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758
  62. Species Venus lincta Pulteney, 1799 accepted as Dosinia lupinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  63. Species Venus lithophaga Retzius, 1788 accepted as Petricola lithophaga (Retzius, 1788)
  64. Species Venus lithophaga Danilo & Sandri, 1856 accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
  65. Species Venus longone Olivi, 1792 accepted as Polititapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)
  66. Species Venus lupinus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Dosinia lupinus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  67. Species Venus lupinus Brocchi, 1814 accepted as Diplodonta rotundata (Montagu, 1803) (Invalid: junior homonym of Venus lupinus Linnaeus, 1758)
  68. Species Venus lusitanica Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Chamelea striatula (da Costa, 1778)
  69. Species Venus mercenaria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
  70. Species Venus miliaris R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Kelliella miliaris (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  71. Species Venus minima Montagu, 1803 accepted as Gouldia minima (Montagu, 1803) (original combination)
  72. Species Venus minuta O. Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Turtonia minuta (O. Fabricius, 1780) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  73. Species Venus montagui Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Astarte montagui (Dillwyn, 1817) accepted as Tridonta montagui (Dillwyn, 1817)
  74. Species Venus myrrha Brusina, 1870 accepted as Timoclea ovata (Pennant, 1777) (unaccepted > nomen nudum, nomen nudum)
  75. Species Venus nitens W. Turton, 1819 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
  76. Species Venus nitens Scacchi & R. A. Philippi, 1844 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  77. Species Venus notata Say, 1822 accepted as Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  78. Species Venus nuciformis Locard, 1886 accepted as Venus nux Gmelin, 1791
  79. Species Venus nucleus Statuti, 1880 accepted as Chamelea gallina (Linnaeus, 1758)
  80. Species Venus nuculata Locard, 1891 accepted as Chamelea gallina (Linnaeus, 1758)
  81. Species Venus obscura Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  82. Species Venus ochropicta Krynicki, 1837 accepted as Pitar rudis (Poli, 1795)
  83. Species Venus ovata Pennant, 1777 accepted as Timoclea ovata (Pennant, 1777) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  84. Species Venus pallei Requien, 1848 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
  85. Species Venus pallida W. Turton, 1822 accepted as Chamelea striatula (da Costa, 1778)
  86. Species Venus papyracea J. E. Gray, 1825 accepted as Clementia papyracea (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  87. Species Venus pectinula Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Timoclea ovata (Pennant, 1777)
  88. Species Venus pectunculus Brocchi, 1814 accepted as Pitar rudis (Poli, 1795)
  89. Species Venus petagnae O. G. Costa, 1830 accepted as Laevastarte fusca fusca (Poli, 1795) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  90. Species Venus petalina Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
  91. Species Venus phaseolina Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
  92. Species Venus philippinarum A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (original combination)
  93. Species Venus picturata Requien, 1848 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
  94. Species Venus pitar Röding, 1798 accepted as Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767)
  95. Species Venus prideauxiana Couch, 1841 accepted as Chamelea striatula (da Costa, 1778)
  96. Species Venus pulchella Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
  97. Species Venus pullastra Montagu, 1803 accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
  98. Species Venus pumila Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Gouldia minima (Montagu, 1803)
  99. Species Venus punctulata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
  100. Species Venus rariflamma Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Polititapes durus (Gmelin, 1791)
  101. Species Venus reflexa Montagu, 1808 accepted as Venus casina Linnaeus, 1758
  102. Species Venus rhomboides Pennant, 1777 accepted as Polititapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777) (original combination)
  103. Species Venus roemeriana Issel, 1869 accepted as Timoclea roemeriana (Issel, 1869)
  104. Species Venus rudis Poli, 1795 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  105. Species Venus rugosa Pennant, 1777 (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Venus rugosa Linnaeus, 1771)
  106. Species Venus rusterucii Payraudeau, 1826 (unaccepted)
  107. Species Venus sanguinolenta Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
  108. Species Venus sarniensis W. Turton, 1822 (unaccepted)
  109. Species Venus saxatilis Fleuriau de Bellevue, 1802 (unaccepted)
  110. Species Venus scotica Maton & Rackett, 1807 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  111. Species Venus senegalensis Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
  112. Species Venus sinuata Born, 1778 (unaccepted)
  113. Species Venus spinifera Montagu, 1803 (unaccepted)
  114. Species Venus subcordata Montagu, 1803 (unaccepted)
  115. Species Venus submercenaria K. van W. Palmer, 1927 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  116. Species Venus tenorii O. G. Costa, 1830 (unaccepted)
  117. Species Venus textilis Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, incorrect subsequent spelling)
  118. Species Venus textrix Chemnitz, 1784 (unaccepted, unavailable name, published in a work rejected y ICZN Direction 1; available from Deshayes, 1853)
  119. Species Venus texturata Lamarck, 1818 (unaccepted)
  120. Species Venus triangularis Montagu, 1803 (unaccepted)
  121. Species Venus truncata Lamarck, 1818 (unaccepted)
  122. Species Venus tumens Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
  123. Species Venus undata Pennant, 1777 (unaccepted)
  124. Species Venus variegata Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
  125. Species Venus vesta Brusina, 1870 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  126. Species Venus virago Lovén, 1846 (unaccepted)
  127. Species Venus ziczac Linnaeus, 1758, sensu Pearse, 1936 (unaccepted, misapplication)
  128. Subgenus Venus (Venus) Linnaeus, 1758 (alternative representation)
    1. Species Venus (Venus) cyprinoides Anton, 1838 accepted as Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Venus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138648 on 2026-08-08
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Venus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138648 on 2026-08-08
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2005-04-14 07:47:17Z
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Cuvelier, Daphne
2010-09-10 13:08:08Z
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Huber, Markus
2011-03-14 19:17:39Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2013-05-14 19:49:43Z
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Gofas, Serge
2019-07-28 01:47:35Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2021-03-30 04:30:02Z
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Köhler, Frank
2022-01-09 19:51:35Z
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Dekker, Henk
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Köhler, Frank

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source 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] 

subsequent type designation Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyms and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913 [details] 
 
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