WoRMS taxon details
Paphia rotundata (Linnaeus, 1758)
507799 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:507799)
accepted
Species
Paphia alapapilionis Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Paphia coelata Tomlin, 1923 · unaccepted
Paphia papilionacea (Lamarck, 1818) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tapes papilionaceus (Lamarck, 1818) · unaccepted
Tapes radiata Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted
Venus papilionacea Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted
Venus rotundata Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
marine
(of Venus rotundata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Paphia rotundata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507799 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Paphia alapapilionis Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Tapes radiata Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [details]
original description (of Venus rotundata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
original description (of Tapes radiata Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [details]
original description (of Venus rotundata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]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
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | butterfly-wing venus [from synonym]butterfly venus [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Schmetterlingsflügel [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Paphia alapapilionis Röding, 1798)
To Conchology (Paphia rotundata)
To Conchology (Paphia rotundata)
To Conchology (Paphia rotundata)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paphia papilionacea) (from synonym Paphia papilionacea (Lamarck, 1818))
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 16 proteins) (from synonym Paphia papilionacea (Lamarck, 1818))
To Malacopics (Paphia rotundata (Linnaeus, 1758) Thailand, Trang, by fishing, collected 1973-5-18,...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Paphia alapapilionis Röding, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Paphia alapapilionis Röding, 1798)
To Conchology (Paphia rotundata)
To Conchology (Paphia rotundata)
To Conchology (Paphia rotundata)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paphia papilionacea) (from synonym Paphia papilionacea (Lamarck, 1818))
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 16 proteins) (from synonym Paphia papilionacea (Lamarck, 1818))
To Malacopics (Paphia rotundata (Linnaeus, 1758) Thailand, Trang, by fishing, collected 1973-5-18,...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Paphia alapapilionis Röding, 1798)
