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

Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Irus*	F. C. Schmidt, 1818	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Donax irus*	Linnaeus, 1758	basionym
*Cuneus foliatus*	da Costa, 1778	synonym
*Donax irus*	Linnaeus, 1758	synonym
*Pectunculus truncatus*	da Costa, 1778	synonym
*Tellina cornubiensis*	Pennant, 1777	synonym
*Venerupis irus*	(Linnaeus, 1758)	synonym
*Venerupis irus var. barrensis*	de Gregorio, 1889	synonym
*Venerupis irus var. bicolor*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893	synonym
*Venerupis irus var. crebrilamellata*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893	synonym
*Venerupis irus var. flava*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893	synonym
*Venerupis irus var. geographica*	Monterosato, 1917	synonym
*Venerupis irus var. rosea*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893	synonym
*Venerupis irus var. tricolor*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1893	synonym
*Venerupis irusianus*	Locard, 1892	synonym

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	Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp.
additional source	Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
additional source	Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
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	Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp.

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2014). Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758). 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:141917