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WoRMS taxon detailsRuditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
231750 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:231750)
accepted
Species
Paphia bifurcata Quayle, 1938 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ruditapes philippinarum f. reticulata T. Cossignani, 2023 · unaccepted (unvailable name: established at...)
unvailable name: established at the rank of forma Tapes denticulata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 · unaccepted
Tapes ducalis Römer, 1870 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tapes indica G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 · unaccepted
Tapes japonica Deshayes, 1854 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tapes philippinarum okupi Bryan, 1919 · unaccepted
Tapes semidecussata Reeve, 1864 · unaccepted
Tapes violascens Deshayes, 1854 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Venerupis (Ruditapes) philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) · alternative representation
Venus analis R. A. Philippi, 1851 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Venus philippinarum A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 · unaccepted (original combination)
Venus tessellata A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (invalid; not Gray, 1826)
marine,
(of Venus philippinarum A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 79; pl. 22, fig. 10. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=231750 on 2025-07-17
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Nomenclatureoriginal description
(of Paphia bifurcata Quayle, 1938) Quayle, D. B. (1938). <i>Paphia bifurcata</i>, a new molluscan species from Ladysmith Harbour, B.C. <em>Fisheries Research Board of Canada.</em> 4: 53-54. [details] original description (of Tapes denticulata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1852). Monograph of the genus <i>Tapes</i>. Fam. Veneridae. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 2 (13): 678–699, pls 145–151. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11075860 page(s): 694 [details] original description (of Tapes ducalis Römer, 1870) Römer, E. (1870). Beschreibung neuer Arten von Dosinia und Tapes. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 17: 1-11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35535510 page(s): 9 [details] original description (of Tapes indica G. B. Sowerby II, 1852) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1852). Monograph of the genus <i>Tapes</i>. Fam. Veneridae. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 2 (13): 678–699, pls 145–151. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11075860 page(s): 694 [details] original description (of Tapes japonica Deshayes, 1854) Deshayes, G. P. (1854). Descriptions of new species of shells in the collection of Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1853) 21: 1-11, pls 18-19. [published 27 June 1854]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747116 page(s): 10 [details] original description (of Tapes semidecussata Reeve, 1864) Reeve, L. A. (1864). Monograph of the genus <i>Tapes</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 14, pls 1-13 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pl. 2-6, January, 1864; pl. 7-11, February, 1864; pl. 1, 12-13, March 1864]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972321 [details] original description (of Tapes violascens Deshayes, 1854) Deshayes, G. P. (1854). Descriptions of new species of shells in the collection of Mr. Cuming. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1853) 21: 1-11, pls 18-19. [published 27 June 1854]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747116 page(s): 10 [details] original description (of Venus philippinarum A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936 page(s): 79; pl. 22, fig. 10. [details] original description (of Venus tessellata A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936 page(s): 79, pl. 22, fig. 11. [details] original description (of Tapes philippinarum okupi Bryan, 1919) Bryan, W. A. (1919). A Hawaiian form of <i>Tapes philippinarum</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 32(4): 124-125., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1772216 [details] original description (of Venus analis 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): 125-126 [details] original description (of Ruditapes philippinarum f. reticulata T. Cossignani, 2023) Cossignani, T. (2023). Nuova forma di <i>Ruditapes philippinarum</i> (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850). <em>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale.</em> 119: 11-12. [details] Taxonomysource of synonymy
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] Otheradditional source
Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
 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. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source Humphreys, J.; Harris, M. R. C.; Herbert, R. J. H.; Farrell, P.; Jensen, A.; Cragg, S. M. (2015). Introduction, dispersal and naturalization of the Manila clam <i>Ruditapes philippinarum</i> in British estuaries, 1980–2010. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 95(06): 1163-1172., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315415000132 [details] Available for editors  [request]additional source Kanazawa, T.; Sato, S. (2007). Environmental and physiological controls on shell microgrowth pattern of Ruditapes philippinarum (Bivalvia: Veneridae) from Japan. <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 74(1): 89-95., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eym049 [details] Available for editors [request]additional source Ujino, S.; Matsukuma, A. (2009). Trends in Life Orientations of Nine Infaunal Bivalve Species Based on Quantitative Measurement Data. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 68 (1-2): 39-54. [details] Available for editors [request]additional source Sekine, Y.; Yamakawa, H.; Takazawa, S.; Lin, Y.; Toba, M. (2006). Geographic Variation of the COX1 Gene of the Short-neck Clam Ruditapes philippinarum in Coastal Regions of Japan and China. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 65 (3): 229-240. [details] Available for editors [request]additional source Ubukata, T. (2000). Theoretical Morphology of Composite Prismatic, Fibrous Prismatic and Foliated Shell Microstructures in Bivalves. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 59 (4): 297-305. [details] Available for editors [request]additional source Yokogawa, K. (1998). Morphological Variabilities and Genetic Features in Japanese Common Clam Ruditapes philippinarum. <em>Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan).</em> 57 (2): 121-132. [details] Available for editors [request]additional source Corni, M. G. ; Trentini, M. (1990). The Chromosomes of Venerupis aurea and Ruditapes philippinarum of the Northern Adriatic Sea (Bivalvia, Heterodonta,Veneridae). <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 49(3):258--261. [details] Available for editors [request]additional source Humphreys, J. (2025). Revisiting the indigenous distribution of the “Manila clam” <i>Ruditapes philippinarum</i>: Mechanisms of persistent error. <em>Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.</em> 314: 109152., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109152 [details]  Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species abundance in Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Rare [details]Introduced species impact United Kingdom part of the Celtic Sea (Marine Region) In cultivation [details] Introduced species impact Portuguese part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in France: Fisheries: deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish to establish or support fishery [details] Introduced species vector dispersal Portuguese part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details] Introduced species vector dispersal United Kingdom part of the Celtic Sea (Marine Region) Aquaculture [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Invaded from temperate North Pacific [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in Belgian part of the North Sea: Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom: Fisheries: deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish to establish or support fishery [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in Belgian part of the North Sea: Natural dispersal [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in France: Fisheries: deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish to establish or support fishery [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom: Fisheries: deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish to establish or support fishery [details]
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland (from synonym Tapes (Ruditapes) philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850))
Marine Life Information Network - UK To Barcode of Life (636 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Tapes ducalis Römer, 1870) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Venerupis (Ruditapes) philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tapes (Ruditapes) philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Tapes semidecussata Reeve, 1864) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Tapes japonica Deshayes, 1854) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Tapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Paphia bifurcata Quayle, 1938) To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) To Conchology (Ruditapes philippinarum FREAK) To Conchology (Ruditapes philippinarum FREAK) To Conchology (Ruditapes philippinarum SPECIAL COLOR) To Conchology (Ruditapes philippinarum SPECIAL COLOR) To Conchology (Ruditapes philippinarum SPECIAL COLOR) To Conchology (Ruditapes philippinarum) To Conchology (Ruditapes philippinarum) To Conchology (Ruditapes philippinarum) To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ruditapes philippinarum) To FAO Cultured Aquatic species fact sheets To FAO Species fact sheets To GenBank (164860 nucleotides; 59533 proteins) (from synonym Tapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)) To GenBank (164860 nucleotides; 59533 proteins) To GenBank (164860 nucleotides; 59533 proteins) (from synonym Venerupis (Ruditapes) philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)) To GenBank (164860 nucleotides; 59533 proteins) (from synonym Tapes japonica Deshayes, 1854) To GenBank (164860 nucleotides; 59533 proteins) (from synonym Venus philippinarum A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS) To Malacopics (Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 185) Italy, Veneto, Venezia, Chioggia, fi... To Malacopics (Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 185) Japan, Wakayama, Nada-Cho, intertida... To Malacopics (Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 185)) To Marine Bivalves of the British Isles webpage at National Museum of Wales To PESI To PESI (from synonym Tapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)) To PESI (from synonym Venerupis (Ruditapes) philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)) To PESI (from synonym Tapes ducalis Römer, 1870) To PESI (from synonym Tapes indica G. B. Sowerby II, 1852) To PESI (from synonym Venus analis R. A. Philippi, 1851) To PESI (from synonym Paphia bifurcata Quayle, 1938) To PESI (from synonym Tapes denticulata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852) To PESI (from synonym Tapes japonica Deshayes, 1854) To PESI (from synonym Tapes semidecussata Reeve, 1864) To PESI (from synonym Tapes violascens Deshayes, 1854) To PESI (from synonym Venus philippinarum A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Tapes japonica Deshayes, 1854) To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Tapes (Ruditapes) philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)) To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection Unreviewed
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