Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Heterodonta > Infraclass Euheterodonta > Order Veneroida > Superfamily Veneroidea > Family Veneridae > Genus Timoclea

Timoclea ovata (Pennant, 1777)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

TimocleaT. Brown, 1827accepted genus name

Species group names

Venus alopis Brusina, 1870 synonym
Venus myrrha Brusina, 1870 synonym
Venus ovata Pennant, 1777 synonym
Venus ovata var. lutea Jeffreys, 1864 synonym
Venus ovata var. marmorata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 synonym
Venus ovata var. paucicostata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 synonym
Venus ovata var. transversa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893 synonym
Venus ovata var. trigona Jeffreys, 1864 synonym
Venus pectinula Lamarck, 1818 synonym
Venus radiata Brocchi, 1814 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bokmål (Norwegian): lammeskjell sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Danish: nettegnet venusmusling sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: ovale venusschelp sources: Hayward, P.; Nelson-Smith, A.; Shields, C. (1999). Gids van kust en strand: flora en fauna [Coast and beach guide: flora and fauna]. Tirion: Baarn, Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-327-5. 352, ill. pp.
 English: oval venus sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English-United States: Oval Venus sources: Charles Hussey
 Norwegian: lammeskjell sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: lammeskjell sources: British Zoology ed. 4 4: 83
 Norwegian Nynorsk: lammeskjel sources: British Zoology ed. 4 4: 83
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): lammeskjel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Swedish: radiärstrimmig venusmussla

Literature

basis of record

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

additional source

Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (incluse Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp.

additional source

Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.

additional source

Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].

additional source

Huber M. (2010) 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. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.

additional source

Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.

Genbank

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Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications)
Marine Life Information Network - UK
Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
GenBank (11 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Timoclea ovata. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141929

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Occurrence

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Environment


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Importance

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2004-12-21 by Serge Gofas

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