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Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811

138645 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138645)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Euheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Imparidentia (Superorder)
  9. Venerida (Order)
  10. Veneroidea (Superfamily)
  11. Veneridae (Family)
  12. Tapetinae (Subfamily)
  13. Tapes (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Tapetinae J. E. Gray, 1851
Tapetinae J. E. Gray, 1851
Tapes (Siratoria) Otuka, 1937 † · alternative representation
Tapes (Tapes) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 · alternative representation

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  1. Species Tapes araneosus (R. A. Philippi, 1847)
  2. Species Tapes belcheri G. B. Sowerby II, 1852
  3. Species Tapes conspersus (Gmelin, 1791)
  4. Species Tapes cretacea Gabb, 1864 †
  5. Species Tapes deshayesii (Hanley, 1846)
  6. Species Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  7. Species Tapes neglectus K. Martin, 1919 †
  8. Species Tapes ngocae Thach, 2016
  9. Species Tapes parki (P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1923) †
  10. Species Tapes platyptycha Pilsbry, 1901
  11. Species Tapes sericeus Matsukuma, 1986
  12. Species Tapes siratoriensis (Otuka, 1934) †
  13. Species Tapes sulcarius (Lamarck, 1818)
  14. Species Tapes taiwanensis Yokoyama, 1928 †
  15. Species Tapes talahabensis K. Martin, 1922 †
  16. Species Tapes valgerardensis Pacaud, 2024 †
  17. Species Tapes astensis Mayer[-Eymar], 1857 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  18. Species Tapes basteroti M. Hörnes, 1859 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  19. Species Tapes clandestina Mayer[-Eymar], 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  20. Species Tapes ebrayi de Loriol, 1882 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  21. Species Tapes inflatella Sacco, 1904 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  22. Species Tapes patagonica Stanton, 1901 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  23. Species Tapes picteti de Loriol, 1882 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  24. Species Tapes pygmaea Hilgard, 1878 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  25. Species Tapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
  26. Species Tapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  27. Species Tapes dorsatus (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Tapes conspersus (Gmelin, 1791)
  28. Species Tapes neglecta K. Martin, 1919 † accepted as Tapes neglectus K. Martin, 1919 † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  29. Species Tapes partschi Mayer[-Eymar], 1876 † accepted as Rzehakia partschi (Mayer[-Eymar], 1876) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  30. Species Tapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  31. Species Tapes pullastra (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
  32. Species Tapes quadrata Gabb, 1864 † accepted as Pitar quadrata (Gabb, 1864) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  33. Species Tapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777) accepted as Polititapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)
  34. Species Tapes semidecussata Reeve, 1864 accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, unnecessary replacement name for T. japonica Deshayes, 1853 not Venus japonica Gmelin, 1791)
  35. Species Tapes truncata Gabb, 1866 † accepted as Chione truncata (Gabb, 1866) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  36. Subgenus Tapes (Siratoria) Otuka, 1937 † represented as Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
    1. Species Tapes (Siratoria) siratoriensis (Otuka, 1934) † represented as Tapes siratoriensis (Otuka, 1934) †
  37. Subgenus Tapes (Tapes) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 represented as Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
    1. Species Tapes (Tapes) literatus (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Megerle von Mühlfeld, J. K. (1811). Entwurf eines neuen System's der Schalthiergehäuse. <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] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138645 on 2026-07-29
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138645 on 2026-07-29
Date
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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
2021-06-30 13:37:15Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2021-10-27 07:11:40Z
changed
Vinarski, Maxim
2023-04-16 12:45:11Z
changed
Dekker, Henk

original description Megerle von Mühlfeld, J. K. (1811). Entwurf eines neuen System's der Schalthiergehäuse. <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] OpenAccess publication

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  PDF available

additional source Korobkov, I.A. (1954). Справочник и методическое руководство по третичным моллюскам: пластинчатожаберные [= A handbook and methodical guide to Tertiary molluscs: Lamellibranchiata]. Gosudarstvennoye nauchno-tekhnicheskoye izdatel'stvo neftyanoy i gorno-toplivnoy literatury, Leningrad, 444 pp., available online at https://www.geokniga.org/books/6177
page(s): 163 [details] 
 
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