WoRMS taxon details
Tapes belcheri G. B. Sowerby II, 1852
507908 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:507908)
accepted
Species
Tapes grata Deshayes, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tapes obscurata Deshayes, 1853 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tapes phenax Pilsbry, 1901 · unaccepted
Tapes quadriradiata Deshayes, 1853 · unaccepted
marine
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): 685, pl. 147 figs 50-51 [details]
page(s): 685, pl. 147 figs 50-51 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tapes belcheri G. B. Sowerby II, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507908 on 2025-10-08
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Nomenclature
original description
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): 685, pl. 147 figs 50-51 [details]
original description (of Tapes grata Deshayes, 1853) Deshayes, G. P. (1853-1855). <i>Catalogue of the Conchifera or bivalve shells in the collection of the British Museum</i>. British Museum, London, Part I. Cyprinidae, Veneridae and Glauconomidae, pp. ii + 216 pp. [introduction by J. E. Gray] [27 June 1853]; Part II, Petricoladae (concluded), Corbiculadae, pp. 217-292 [title page dated "1854"; 12 May 1855]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60978
page(s): 170 [details]
original description (of Tapes obscurata Deshayes, 1853) Deshayes, G. P. (1853-1855). <i>Catalogue of the Conchifera or bivalve shells in the collection of the British Museum</i>. British Museum, London, Part I. Cyprinidae, Veneridae and Glauconomidae, pp. ii + 216 pp. [introduction by J. E. Gray] [27 June 1853]; Part II, Petricoladae (concluded), Corbiculadae, pp. 217-292 [title page dated "1854"; 12 May 1855]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60978
page(s): 169 [details]
original description (of Tapes phenax Pilsbry, 1901) Pilsbry, H. A. (1901). New mollusca from Japan, the Loo Choo Islands, Formosa and the Philippines. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 53: 193-208 [May 2], 209-210 [May 6]. Philadelphia., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10089202
page(s): 207 [details]
original description (of Tapes quadriradiata Deshayes, 1853) Deshayes, G. P. (1853-1855). <i>Catalogue of the Conchifera or bivalve shells in the collection of the British Museum</i>. British Museum, London, Part I. Cyprinidae, Veneridae and Glauconomidae, pp. ii + 216 pp. [introduction by J. E. Gray] [27 June 1853]; Part II, Petricoladae (concluded), Corbiculadae, pp. 217-292 [title page dated "1854"; 12 May 1855]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60978
page(s): 171 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): 685, pl. 147 figs 50-51 [details]
original description (of Tapes grata Deshayes, 1853) Deshayes, G. P. (1853-1855). <i>Catalogue of the Conchifera or bivalve shells in the collection of the British Museum</i>. British Museum, London, Part I. Cyprinidae, Veneridae and Glauconomidae, pp. ii + 216 pp. [introduction by J. E. Gray] [27 June 1853]; Part II, Petricoladae (concluded), Corbiculadae, pp. 217-292 [title page dated "1854"; 12 May 1855]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60978
page(s): 170 [details]
original description (of Tapes obscurata Deshayes, 1853) Deshayes, G. P. (1853-1855). <i>Catalogue of the Conchifera or bivalve shells in the collection of the British Museum</i>. British Museum, London, Part I. Cyprinidae, Veneridae and Glauconomidae, pp. ii + 216 pp. [introduction by J. E. Gray] [27 June 1853]; Part II, Petricoladae (concluded), Corbiculadae, pp. 217-292 [title page dated "1854"; 12 May 1855]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60978
page(s): 169 [details]
original description (of Tapes phenax Pilsbry, 1901) Pilsbry, H. A. (1901). New mollusca from Japan, the Loo Choo Islands, Formosa and the Philippines. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 53: 193-208 [May 2], 209-210 [May 6]. Philadelphia., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10089202
page(s): 207 [details]
original description (of Tapes quadriradiata Deshayes, 1853) Deshayes, G. P. (1853-1855). <i>Catalogue of the Conchifera or bivalve shells in the collection of the British Museum</i>. British Museum, London, Part I. Cyprinidae, Veneridae and Glauconomidae, pp. ii + 216 pp. [introduction by J. E. Gray] [27 June 1853]; Part II, Petricoladae (concluded), Corbiculadae, pp. 217-292 [title page dated "1854"; 12 May 1855]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60978
page(s): 171 [details]
basis of record 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]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Tai, K.K. (2005) Ecological status and conservation value of soft shore habitats in Hong Kong. MPhil thesis. City University of Hong Kong. [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 Matsukuma, A. (1986). Studies on the Kawamura Collection (Mollusca) in the National Science Museum, Tokyo- III. Genus Tapes Megerle, 1811 (Bivalvia), with Description of a New Species. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 45(1):11-30. [details] Available for editors [request]
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 Matsukuma, A. (1986). Studies on the Kawamura Collection (Mollusca) in the National Science Museum, Tokyo- III. Genus Tapes Megerle, 1811 (Bivalvia), with Description of a New Species. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 45(1):11-30. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヒメリュウキュウアサリ | [details] |
To ANSP Malacology Collection (from synonym Tapes phenax Pilsbry, 1901)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Tapes phenax. Pilsbry, 1901. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 53 (1): 207, not figured - catalog no. 80436) (from synonym Tapes phenax Pilsbry, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Tapes quadriradiata Deshayes, 1853)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Tapes belcheri cf.)
To Conchology (Tapes belcheri FREAK)
To Conchology (Tapes belcheri)
To Conchology (Tapes belcheri)
To Conchology (Tapes belcheri)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tapes belcheri)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Tapes phenax. Pilsbry, 1901. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 53 (1): 207, not figured - catalog no. 80436) (from synonym Tapes phenax Pilsbry, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Tapes quadriradiata Deshayes, 1853)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Tapes belcheri cf.)
To Conchology (Tapes belcheri FREAK)
To Conchology (Tapes belcheri)
To Conchology (Tapes belcheri)
To Conchology (Tapes belcheri)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tapes belcheri)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
