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Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 
AphiaID: 138645

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Veneroida (Order) > Veneroidea (Superfamily) > Veneridae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Typetaxon Venus literata Linnaeus, 1758 (type by monotypy)
Parent Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
Synonymised
taxa
  Parembola Römer, 1857 (synonym)
Tapes (Tapes) Megerle von Muhlfeld, 1811
Sources  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 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

basis of record (from synonym): Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

basis of record (from synonym): 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.  [details] [view taxon]

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 Species Tapes araneosus (Philippi, 1847)
Species Tapes belcheri G. B. Sowerby II, 1852
Species Tapes conspersus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Tapes platyptycha Pilsbry, 1901
Species Tapes sericeus Matsukuma, 1986
Species Tapes sulcarius (Lamarck, 1818)

Subgenus Tapes (Tapes) Megerle von Muhlfeld, 1811 represented as Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 (alternate representation)
  » Species Tapes (Tapes) aureus (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
» Species Tapes (Tapes) rhomboides (Pennant, 1777) accepted as Polititapes virgineus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Subgenus Tapes (Ruditapes) Chiamenti, 1900 accepted as Venerupis (Ruditapes) Chiamenti, 1900
  » Species Tapes (Ruditapes) decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Venerupis decussata (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Tapes (Ruditapes) philippinarum (Adams & Reeve, 1850) accepted as Venerupis philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Species Tapes acuminata G. B. Sowerby II, 1854 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes adspersa Römer, 1870 accepted as Tapes conspersus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes alba Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Polititapes durus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes amphidesmoides Reeve, 1864 accepted as Circenita callipyga (Born, 1778)
Species Tapes amygdala Meuschen Römer, 1864 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes anatina G. B. Sowerby II, 1854 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes araneosa Römer, 1871 accepted as Tapes sericeus Matsukuma, 1986
Species Tapes arctica Reeve, 1864 accepted as Liocyma fluctuosa (Gould, 1841)
Species Tapes aspersa G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Tapes bicolorata Reeve, 1864 accepted as Marcia recens (Holten, 1802)
Species Tapes biradiata Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Venerupis philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Species Tapes brownianus Preston, 1906 accepted as Protapes brownianus (Preston, 1906)
Species Tapes bruguierei [sic] accepted as Venerupis bruguieri (Hanley, 1845)
Species Tapes caledonica Bernardi, 1856 accepted as Marcia japonica (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes carpenteri Römer, 1861 accepted as Polititapes durus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes ceylonensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Marcia opima (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes cinerea Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Venerupis aspera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Species Tapes cumingii G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Venerupis cumingii (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852)
Species Tapes dactyloides G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes declivis G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Paphia declivis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852)
Species Tapes decussata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Tapes denticulata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Venerupis philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Species Tapes deshayesi [sic] accepted as Tapes deshayesii (Hanley, 1844)
Species Tapes deshayesii (Hanley, 1844) accepted as Tapes sulcarius (Lamarck, 1818)
Species Tapes disrupta G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes distinguenda Fischer-Piette & Lamy, 1939 accepted as Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Tapes diversa G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Leukoma staminea (Conrad, 1837)
Species Tapes ducalis Römer, 1870 accepted as Venerupis philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Species Tapes edulis Römer, 1864 accepted as Polititapes virgineus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Tapes exserta Römer, 1872 accepted as Marcia recens (Holten, 1802)
Species Tapes extensus Locard, 1886 accepted as Venerupis decussata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Tapes faba Reeve, 1864 accepted as Eumarcia fumigata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853)
Species Tapes fabagella Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Venerupis anomala (Lamarck, 1818)
Species Tapes ferruginea Reeve, 1864 accepted as Marcia recens (Holten, 1802)
Species Tapes geographicus (Chemnitz, 1784) accepted as Venerupis geographica (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes glandina Römer, 1871 accepted as Venerupis glandina (Lamarck, 1818)
Species Tapes gracilis Gould, 1855 accepted as Saxidomus nuttalli Conrad, 1837
Species Tapes grata Stearns, 1893 accepted as Leukoma lima (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852)
Species Tapes grata Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Tapes belcheri G. B. Sowerby II, 1852
Species Tapes greeffei Dunker, 1877 accepted as Paphia vernicosa (Gould, 1861)
Species Tapes grus Holmes, 1858 accepted as Chioneryx grus (Holmes, 1858)
Species Tapes hanleyi G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Transennella angulifera (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851)
Species Tapes indica G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Venerupis philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Species Tapes inflata Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Paphia inflata (Deshayes, 1853)
Species Tapes inflata Römer, 1870 accepted as Protapes ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Tapes japonica Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Venerupis philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Species Tapes kochi (Philippi, 1843) accepted as Eumarcia paupercula (Holten, 1802)
Species Tapes kraussi Reeve, 1864 accepted as Marcia cordata (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775)
Species Tapes laciniata Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Leukoma laciniata (Carpenter, 1864)
Species Tapes laterisulca G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Marcia recens (Holten, 1802)
Species Tapes lentiginosa Reeve, 1864 accepted as Protapes gallus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes lepidulus Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes virgineus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Tapes lima G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Leukoma lima (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852)
Species Tapes literata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Tapes litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Tapes lucens Locard, 1886 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes luzonica G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Marcia hiantina (Lamarck, 1818)
Species Tapes malabarica (Dillwyn, 1817) accepted as Protapes gallus (Gmelin, 1791)
  » Variety Tapes malabarica var. monstrosa Römer, 1870 accepted as Protapes monstrosus (Römer, 1870)
Species Tapes meroaeformis G. B. Sowerby II, 1853 accepted as Paphia crassisulca (Lamarck, 1818)
Species Tapes obscurata Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Tapes belcheri G. B. Sowerby II, 1852
Species Tapes occidentalis Reeve, 1864 accepted as Marcia recens (Holten, 1802)
Species Tapes oncodes Melvill, 1897 accepted as Glauconome cerea Reeve, 1844
Species Tapes orientalis Reeve, 1864 accepted as Marcia recens (Holten, 1802)
Species Tapes papilionaceus (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Paphia rotundata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Tapes phenax Pilsbry, 1901 accepted as Tapes belcheri G. B. Sowerby II, 1852
Species Tapes philippinarum (Adams & Reeve, 1850) accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  » Subspecies Tapes philippinarum okupi Bryan, 1919 accepted as Venerupis philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Species Tapes platyptycha Lamprell & Whitehead, 1992 accepted as Tapes sericeus Matsukuma, 1986
Species Tapes polita G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Paphia polita (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852)
Species Tapes pullastra (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes punicea Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Venerupis aspera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Species Tapes purpurata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Saxidomus purpuratus (Sowerby II, 1852)
Species Tapes quadriradiata Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Tapes belcheri G. B. Sowerby II, 1852
Species Tapes radiata Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Paphia rotundata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Tapes reticulata Tenison-Woods, 1878 accepted as Venerupis anomala (Lamarck, 1818)
Species Tapes rodatzi (Dunker, 1848) accepted as Tapes sulcarius (Lamarck, 1818)
Species Tapes schnellianus Dunker, 1865 accepted as Paphia schnelliana (Dunker, 1865)
Species Tapes semidecussata Reeve, 1864 accepted as Venerupis philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Species Tapes sericeus Lamprell & Whitehead, 1992 accepted as Tapes araneosus (Philippi, 1847)
Species Tapes similis Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Polititapes durus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes sinensis Reeve, 1864 accepted as Marcia recens (Holten, 1802)
Species Tapes squamosa Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Chioneryx squamosa (Carpenter, 1857)
Species Tapes subquadrata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Lajonkairia lajonkairii (Payraudeau, 1826)
Species Tapes sulcosa Philippi, 1847 accepted as Paphia sulcosa (Philippi, 1847)
  » Variety Tapes sulcosa var. inflata G. B. Sowerby II, 1853 accepted as Paphia inflata (Deshayes, 1853)
Species Tapes sumatranus Thiele & Jaeckel, 1931 accepted as Paphia textile (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes tenerrima Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Callithaca tenerrima (Carpenter, 1857)
Species Tapes tenuistriata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Marcia carneola (Lamarck, 1818)
Species Tapes textrix (Deshayes, 1853) accepted as Paphia textile (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes tumida G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Leukoma staminea (Conrad, 1837)
Species Tapes tumida Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Leukoma staminea (Conrad, 1837)
Species Tapes turgidula Reeve, 1864 accepted as Protapes monstrosus (Römer, 1870)
Species Tapes turgidula Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Tapes conspersus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes variegata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Venerupis aspera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Species Tapes vernicosa Reeve, 1864 accepted as Paphia semirugata (Philippi, 1847)
Species Tapes vernicosa Gould, 1861 accepted as Paphia vernicosa (Gould, 1861)
Species Tapes victoriae Tenison-Woods, 1878 accepted as Katelysia victoriae (Tenison-Woods, 1878)
Species Tapes violascens Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Venerupis philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Species Tapes watlingi Iredale, 1958 accepted as Tapes conspersus (Gmelin, 1791)
Environment marine
Distribution United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Feedingtype  suspension feeder [details]
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Note  Authority: Authority from Howson (1997) [details]
Image 
Eben (1884, plaat 6)
Eben (1884, plaat 6)
added on 2012-07-25 - author: Anoniem in Eben (1884)
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138645
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Gofas, Serge
2005-04-14 07:47:17Z  changed  Cuvelier, Daphne
2011-12-15 12:57:32Z  checked  Rosenberg, Gary
2013-05-20 20:08:20Z  changed  Gofas, Serge
  
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  Citation: Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2013). Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138645 on 2013-06-19
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