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Tapes (Tapes) Megerle von Muhlfeld, 1811 
AphiaID: 152315

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Veneroida (Order) > Veneroidea (Superfamily) > Veneridae (Family) > Tapes (Genus)
Status alternate representation
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Accepted name  Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Rank Subgenus
Parent Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Source  basis of record: 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]

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Species Tapes (Tapes) aureus (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Tapes (Tapes) rhomboides (Pennant, 1777) accepted as Polititapes virgineus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Distribution United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Feedingtype  suspension feeder [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152315
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Date   action   by
2005-04-11 07:51:31Z  created  Claus, Simon
2012-01-29 17:40:01Z  changed  Gofas, Serge
  
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  Citation: Gofas, S. (2013). Tapes (Tapes) Megerle von Muhlfeld, 1811. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=152315 on 2013-06-18
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