WoRMS taxon details
Asaphis violascens (Forsskål, 1775)
213508 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213508)
accepted
Species
Asaphis dichotoma (Anton, 1838) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Asaphis violaceus [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Capsa rugosa Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted
Sanguinolaria dichotoma Anton, 1838 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Sanguinolaria tahitensis Bernardi, 1852 · unaccepted
Sanguinolaria ventricosa R. A. Philippi, 1851 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tellina anomala Born, 1778 · unaccepted
Venus purpurata Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Venus versicolor Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Venus violascens Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Venus violascens Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): xxxi [details]
page(s): xxxi [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Asaphis violascens (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213508 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Capsa rugosa Lamarck, 1801) Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 125 [details]
original description (of Sanguinolaria dichotoma Anton, 1838) Anton, H. E. (1838). <i>Verzeichniss der Conchylien welche sich in der Sammlung von Herrmann Eduard Anton befinden. Herausgegeben von dem Besitzer</i>. Halle: Anton. xvi + 110 pp. [Title page dated 1839, but volume actually published in 1838; see Cernohorsky, 1978, <i>The Veliger</i> 20(3): 299]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11967421
page(s): 4 [details]
original description (of Sanguinolaria tahitensis Bernardi, 1852) Bernardi, [A.B.]. (1852). Description d'une nouvelle espèce du genre <i>Sanguinolaria</i>. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 3(2): 259, pl. 10 figs 7-7'., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15856770 [details]
original description (of Sanguinolaria ventricosa R. A. Philippi, 1851) Philippi, R. A. (1851-1852). Centuria quinta testaceorum novorum. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 8(5): 74-80 [July 1851]; 8(6): 81-96 [August 1851]; 8(8): 123-126 [date not stated, 1851]; 9(2): 20-29 [March 1852]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16300581
page(s): 94 [details]
original description (of Tellina anomala Born, 1778) Born, I. Von. (1778). Index rerum naturalium Musei Cæsarei Vindobonensis. Pars I.ma. Testacea. Verzeichniß der natürlichen Seltenheiten des k. k. Naturalien Cabinets zu Wien. Erster Theil. Schalthiere. [1-40], 1-458, [1-82]. Vindobonae [Vienna]; (Kraus)., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43890 [details]
original description (of Venus purpurata Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Venus versicolor Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Venus violascens Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): xxxi [details]
basis of record Sheppard, A. (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. <em>Coral Reefs.</em> 3 (1): 43-50. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 125 [details]
original description (of Sanguinolaria dichotoma Anton, 1838) Anton, H. E. (1838). <i>Verzeichniss der Conchylien welche sich in der Sammlung von Herrmann Eduard Anton befinden. Herausgegeben von dem Besitzer</i>. Halle: Anton. xvi + 110 pp. [Title page dated 1839, but volume actually published in 1838; see Cernohorsky, 1978, <i>The Veliger</i> 20(3): 299]. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11967421
page(s): 4 [details]
original description (of Sanguinolaria tahitensis Bernardi, 1852) Bernardi, [A.B.]. (1852). Description d'une nouvelle espèce du genre <i>Sanguinolaria</i>. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 3(2): 259, pl. 10 figs 7-7'., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15856770 [details]
original description (of Sanguinolaria ventricosa R. A. Philippi, 1851) Philippi, R. A. (1851-1852). Centuria quinta testaceorum novorum. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 8(5): 74-80 [July 1851]; 8(6): 81-96 [August 1851]; 8(8): 123-126 [date not stated, 1851]; 9(2): 20-29 [March 1852]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16300581
page(s): 94 [details]
original description (of Tellina anomala Born, 1778) Born, I. Von. (1778). Index rerum naturalium Musei Cæsarei Vindobonensis. Pars I.ma. Testacea. Verzeichniß der natürlichen Seltenheiten des k. k. Naturalien Cabinets zu Wien. Erster Theil. Schalthiere. [1-40], 1-458, [1-82]. Vindobonae [Vienna]; (Kraus)., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43890 [details]
original description (of Venus purpurata Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Venus versicolor Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Venus violascens Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): xxxi [details]
basis of record Sheppard, A. (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. <em>Coral Reefs.</em> 3 (1): 43-50. [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
context source (HKRMS)
Britton, J. C. (1985). Upper thermal tolerance limits for three species of cobble shore bivalves in Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong, with notes on population structure and distribution on the shore. <em>In: Morton B. & Dudgeon D., editors.Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on the Malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China II. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 2: 519-527. [details]
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]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Willan, R. C. (1993). Taxonomic revision of the family Psammobiidae (Bivalvia: Tellinoidea) in the Australian and New Zealand region. <em>Australian Museum, Records, Supplement.</em> 18: 1-132., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0812-7387.18.1993.53
page(s): 6. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Lussi, M. (2024). Revision of the Psammobiidae of South Africa with the description of two new species (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Cardiida). <em>Conchylia.</em> 54(3-4): 4-19.
page(s): 4, textfigs 1a-b, pl. 1 fig. 1 [details]
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]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Willan, R. C. (1993). Taxonomic revision of the family Psammobiidae (Bivalvia: Tellinoidea) in the Australian and New Zealand region. <em>Australian Museum, Records, Supplement.</em> 18: 1-132., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0812-7387.18.1993.53
page(s): 6. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Lussi, M. (2024). Revision of the Psammobiidae of South Africa with the description of two new species (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Cardiida). <em>Conchylia.</em> 54(3-4): 4-19.
page(s): 4, textfigs 1a-b, pl. 1 fig. 1 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | violet asphisviolet asaphisPacific asaphis | [details] |
| German | Pazifische Sandmuschel | [details] |
| Japanese | リュウキュウマスオ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Asaphis dichotoma (Anton, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Tellina anomala Born, 1778)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Venus violascens Forsskål, 1775)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Asaphis dichotoma) (from synonym Asaphis dichotoma (Anton, 1838))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Asaphis violascens)
To GenBank (0 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Asaphis dichotoma (Anton, 1838))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Venus violascens Forsskål, 1775)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Malacopics (Asaphis violascens (Forsskål, 1775) Egypt, Janub Sina’, Gulf of Aqaba, Dahab)
To Malacopics (Asaphis violascens (Forsskål, 1775) Egypt, Janub Sina’, Gulf of Aqaba, Dahab, colle...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Asaphis dichotoma (Anton, 1838))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Asaphis dichotoma (Anton, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Tellina anomala Born, 1778)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Venus violascens Forsskål, 1775)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Asaphis dichotoma) (from synonym Asaphis dichotoma (Anton, 1838))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Asaphis violascens)
To GenBank (0 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Asaphis dichotoma (Anton, 1838))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Venus violascens Forsskål, 1775)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Malacopics (Asaphis violascens (Forsskål, 1775) Egypt, Janub Sina’, Gulf of Aqaba, Dahab)
To Malacopics (Asaphis violascens (Forsskål, 1775) Egypt, Janub Sina’, Gulf of Aqaba, Dahab, colle...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Asaphis dichotoma (Anton, 1838))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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