MolluscaBase name details
Venulites Schlotheim, 1813 †
1531587 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1531587)
unaccepted > unavailable name (ICZN Art. 20 discarding names formed with suffix "-ites" to denote fossils)
Genus
- Species Venulites donacinus Schlotheim, 1820 † accepted as Unionites donacinus (Schlotheim, 1820) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Venulites subaratus Schlotheim, 1820 † accepted as Polymesoda subarata (Schlotheim, 1820) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Venulites trigonellaris Schlotheim, 1820 † accepted as Pronoella trigonellaris (Schlotheim, 1820) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Leonhard, C.C.v. (1813). Taschenbuch für die Gesammte Mineralogie mit Hinsicht auf die neuesten Entdeckungen, Vol. 7. J. Chr. Hermannschen Buchhandlung, Frankfurt am Main.
page(s): 72 [details]
page(s): 72 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Venulites Schlotheim, 1813 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1531587 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Leonhard, C.C.v. (1813). Taschenbuch für die Gesammte Mineralogie mit Hinsicht auf die neuesten Entdeckungen, Vol. 7. J. Chr. Hermannschen Buchhandlung, Frankfurt am Main.
page(s): 72 [details]
page(s): 72 [details]
From editor or global species database
Validity Established for fossils of Venus to distinguish them from extant members of that taxon. Venulithes [Nilsson, 1827, Petrificata suecana, 1: 17] is an incorrect subsequent spelling or an emendation. Invalid: available only for the purposes of the Principle of Homonymy (Art. 20). [details]
