WoRMS taxon details
Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
138645 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138645)
accepted
Genus
Venus literata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by monotypy)
Parembola Römer, 1857 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Tapes (Siratoria) Otuka, 1937 † · alternative representation
Tapes (Tapes) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 · alternative representation
Venus (Tapes) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 · unaccepted
- Species Tapes araneosus (R. A. Philippi, 1847)
- Species Tapes belcheri G. B. Sowerby II, 1852
- Species Tapes conspersus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Tapes deshayesii (Hanley, 1846)
- Species Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Tapes ngocae Thach, 2016
- Species Tapes platyptycha Pilsbry, 1901
- Species Tapes sericeus Matsukuma, 1986
- Species Tapes sulcarius (Lamarck, 1818)
- Subgenus Tapes (Callistotapes) Sacco, 1900 accepted as Polititapes Chiamenti, 1900
- Subgenus Tapes (Metis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857 accepted as Myrsus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 accepted as Venerupis Lamarck, 1818
- Subgenus Tapes (Polititapes) Chiamenti, 1900 accepted as Polititapes Chiamenti, 1900 (original rank)
- Subgenus Tapes (Pullastra) G. B. Sowerby I, 1826 accepted as Venerupis Lamarck, 1818
- Species Tapes (Pullastra) distinguenda Fischer-Piette & E. Lamy, 1939 accepted as Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Tapes (Ruditapes) Chiamenti, 1900 accepted as Ruditapes Chiamenti, 1900
- Species Tapes (Ruditapes) decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Classification variation)
- Species Tapes (Ruditapes) philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
- Subgenus Tapes (Textrix) Römer, 1857 accepted as Paratapes Stoliczka, 1870 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Species Tapes (Textrix) carpenteri Römer, 1860 accepted as Polititapes durus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Tapes acuminata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Tapes adspersa Römer, 1870 accepted as Tapes conspersus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Tapes alba Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Polititapes durus (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tapes amphidesmoides Reeve, 1864 accepted as Circenita callipyga (Born, 1778)
- Species Tapes amygdala Römer, 1864 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Tapes anatina G. B. Sowerby II, 1854 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Tapes anthemodus Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
- Species Tapes araneosa Römer, 1871 accepted as Tapes sericeus Matsukuma, 1986
- Species Tapes arctica Reeve, 1864 accepted as Liocyma fluctuosa (A. Gould, 1841)
- Species Tapes aspersa G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Tapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Tapes bicolorata Reeve, 1864 accepted as Marcia recens (Holten, 1802)
- Species Tapes biradiata Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Marcia hiantina (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tapes bourguignati Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
- Species Tapes brownianus Preston, 1906 accepted as Protapes brownianus (Preston, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Tapes bruguierei [sic] accepted as Tapes bruguieri (Hanley, 1845) accepted as Venerupis bruguieri (Hanley, 1845) accepted as Ruditapes bruguieri (Hanley, 1845) (misspelling)
- Species Tapes bruguieri (Hanley, 1845) accepted as Venerupis bruguieri (Hanley, 1845) accepted as Ruditapes bruguieri (Hanley, 1845)
- Species Tapes caledonica Bernardi, 1856 accepted as Marcia japonica (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Tapes castrensis Deshayes, 1848 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (dubious synonym)
- Species Tapes ceylonensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Marcia opima (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Tapes cinerea Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Venerupis aspera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tapes cor (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853) accepted as Protapes cor (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853)
- 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) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, wrong gender agreement of specific name)
- Species Tapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Tapes denticulata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
- Species Tapes deshayesi [sic] accepted as Tapes deshayesii (Hanley, 1846) (misspelling)
- Species Tapes disrupta G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Tapes distinguenda Fischer-Piette & E. Lamy, 1939 accepted as Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tapes diversa G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Leukoma staminea (Conrad, 1837)
- Species Tapes dorsatus (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Tapes conspersus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Tapes ducalis Römer, 1870 accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tapes exserta Römer, 1872 accepted as Marcia recens (Holten, 1802)
- Species Tapes extensus Locard, 1886 accepted as Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Tapes faba Reeve, 1864 accepted as Eumarcia fumigata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853)
- Species Tapes fabagella Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Venerupis anomala (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tapes ferruginea Reeve, 1864 accepted as Marcia recens (Holten, 1802)
- Species Tapes geographicus (Chemnitz, 1784) accepted as Venerupis geographica (Gmelin, 1791) (published in a work rejected by ICZN Direction 1)
- Species Tapes glandina Römer, 1871 accepted as Venerupis glandina (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Tapes gracilis A. Gould, 1855 accepted as Saxidomus nuttalli Conrad, 1837 (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tapes grangeri Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
- Species Tapes grata (Say, 1831) sensu Stearns, 1893 accepted as Leukoma lima (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852) (misapplication)
- Species Tapes grata Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Tapes belcheri G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tapes greeffei Dunker, 1877 accepted as Paphia vernicosa (A. Gould, 1861)
- Species Tapes hanleyi G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Transennella angulifera (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851)
- Species Tapes hoeberti Brusina, 1865 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
- Species Tapes indica G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
- Species Tapes inflata Römer, 1870 accepted as Protapes ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Tapes inflata Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Paphia inflata (Deshayes, 1854)
- Species Tapes japonica Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tapes kochii (R. A. Philippi, 1843) accepted as Eumarcia paupercula (Holten, 1802)
- Species Tapes kraussi Reeve, 1864 accepted as Marcia cordata (Forsskål, 1775)
- Species Tapes laciniata P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Leukoma laciniata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (original combination)
- Species Tapes lacunaris Coen, 1914 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
- 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 rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)
- 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) (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Tapes litteratus [sic] accepted as Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
- Species Tapes lucens Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes lucens (Locard, 1886) (original combination)
- Species Tapes luzonica G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Marcia hiantina (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Tapes mabillei Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
- Species Tapes malabarica (Dillwyn, 1817) accepted as Protapes gallus (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tapes meroaeformis G. B. Sowerby II, 1853 accepted as Paphia crassisulca (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Tapes nasuta Coen, 1914 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
- Species Tapes nitidosus Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
- Species Tapes nuculoides Coen, 1914 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
- Species Tapes obscurata Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Tapes belcheri G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- 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 (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Tapes platyptycha Pilsbry, 1901, sensu Lamprell & Whitehead, 1992 accepted as Tapes sericeus Matsukuma, 1986 (misapplication)
- Species Tapes polita G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Paphia polita (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852)
- Species Tapes pulchellus (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Tapes pullastra (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Tapes punicea Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Venerupis aspera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tapes purpurata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Saxidomus purpuratus [sic] accepted as Saxidomus purpurata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852)
- Species Tapes quadriradiata Deshayes, 1854 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, 1876) accepted as Venerupis anomala (Lamarck, 1818)
- Species Tapes retortus Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
- Species Tapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777) accepted as Polititapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)
- Species Tapes rochebrunei Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
- Species Tapes rodatzi (Dunker, 1849) accepted as Tapes deshayesii (Hanley, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tapes rostratus Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
- Species Tapes schnellianus Dunker, 1865 accepted as Paphia schnelliana (Dunker, 1865)
- Species Tapes semidecussata Reeve, 1864 accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
- Species Tapes sericeus Matsukuma, 1986, sensu Lamprell & Whitehead, 1992 accepted as Tapes araneosus (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (misapplication)
- Species Tapes servaini Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
- Species Tapes similis Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Polititapes durus (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tapes sinensis Reeve, 1864 accepted as Marcia recens (Holten, 1802)
- Species Tapes squamosa P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Chioneryx squamosa (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) (original combination)
- Species Tapes staminea (Conrad, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Tapes subquadrata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 (unaccepted)
- Species Tapes sulcosa R. A. Philippi, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Tapes sumatranus Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931 (unaccepted)
- Species Tapes taurelliptica Sacco, 1900 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tapes tenerrima P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (unaccepted)
- Species Tapes tenuistriata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 (unaccepted)
- Species Tapes textrix Deshayes, 1853 (unaccepted)
- Species Tapes tumida G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 (unaccepted)
- Species Tapes tumida P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Tapes tumida G. B. Sowerby II, 1852; Venus conradi is a replacement name)
- Species Tapes turgidula Deshayes, 1853 (unaccepted)
- Species Tapes turgidula Deshayes, 1853, sensu Reeve, 1864 (unaccepted, misapplication)
- Species Tapes variegata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 (unaccepted)
- Species Tapes vernicosa Reeve, 1864 (unaccepted)
- Species Tapes vernicosa A. Gould, 1861 (unaccepted)
- Species Tapes victoriae Tenison Woods, 1878 (unaccepted)
- Species Tapes violascens Deshayes, 1854 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Tapes virgineus (Linnaeus, 1767) sensu Jeffreys, 1864 (unaccepted)
- Species Tapes vitulata Reeve, 1864 (unaccepted)
- Species Tapes watlingi Iredale, 1958 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Tapes (Tapes) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 (alternative representation)
- Species Tapes (Tapes) aureus (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Tapes (Tapes) literatus (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Tapes albomarginata Preston, 1908 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Tapes inaequalis G. B. Sowerby II, 1854 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Tapes incerta G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Tapes perplexa G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Tapes sinuosa (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Venus sinuosa Lamarck, 1818 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Invalid: junior homonym of Venus sinuosa Pennant, 1777)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Megerle von Mühlfeld, J. C. (1811). Entwurf eines neuen Systems der Schaltiergehäuse. <em>Magazin für die neuesten Entdecklungen in der gesammten Naturkunde von der Gesellschaft Naturforschaft Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 5(1): 38-72, pl. 3., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=JicVAAAAYAAJ
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MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138645 on 2024-09-08
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original description
Megerle von Mühlfeld, J. C. (1811). Entwurf eines neuen Systems der Schaltiergehäuse. <em>Magazin für die neuesten Entdecklungen in der gesammten Naturkunde von der Gesellschaft Naturforschaft Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 5(1): 38-72, pl. 3., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=JicVAAAAYAAJ
page(s): 51 [details]
original description (of Parembola Römer, 1857) Römer E. (1857). Kritische Untersuchung der Arten des Mollusken-Geschlechts <i>Venus</i> bei Linné und Gmelin, mit Berücksichtigung der später beschriebenen Arten. Marburg. xiii + 135 p. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44076
page(s): 16 [details]
original description (of Tapes (Siratoria) Otuka, 1937 †) Otuka Y. (1937). The geological age of the Tertiary formation near Hamada, Simane Prefecture, Japan. <em>Japanese Journal of Geology and Geography.</em> 14(1-2): 23-32.
page(s): 30 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Parembola Römer, 1857) Römer E. (1857). Kritische Untersuchung der Arten des Mollusken-Geschlechts <i>Venus</i> bei Linné und Gmelin, mit Berücksichtigung der später beschriebenen Arten. Marburg. xiii + 135 p. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44076
page(s): 16 [details]
original description (of Tapes (Siratoria) Otuka, 1937 †) Otuka Y. (1937). The geological age of the Tertiary formation near Hamada, Simane Prefecture, Japan. <em>Japanese Journal of Geology and Geography.</em> 14(1-2): 23-32.
page(s): 30 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
additional source Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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