North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

(of Venus philippinarum A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). Mollusca. In A. Adams (ed.), The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 79; pl. 22, fig. 10. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=231750 on 2026-08-30

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=231750 on 2026-08-30

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original description (of Venus philippinarum A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). Mollusca. In A. Adams (ed.), The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 79; pl. 22, fig. 10. [details]

original description (of Tapes philippinarum okupi Bryan, 1919) Bryan, W. A. (1919). A Hawaiian form of Tapes philippinarum. The Nautilus. 32(4): 124-125., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1772216 [details]

original description (of Tapes japonica Deshayes, 1853) Deshayes, G. P. (1853-1855). Catalogue of the Conchifera or bivalve shells in the collection of the British Museum. 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): 181-182 [details]

original description (of Tapes violascens Deshayes, 1853) Deshayes, G. P. (1853-1855). Catalogue of the Conchifera or bivalve shells in the collection of the British Museum. 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): 181 [details]

original description (of Venus analis R. A. Philippi, 1851) Philippi, R. A. (1851-1852). Centuria quinta testaceorum novorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie. 8(5): 74-80 [July 1851]; 8(6): 81-96 [August 1851]; 8(8): 123-126 [date not stated, 1851]; 9(2): 20-29 [March 1852]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16300581
page(s): 125-126 [details]

original description (of Paphia bifurcata Quayle, 1938) Quayle, D. B. (1938). Paphia bifurcata, a new molluscan species from Ladysmith Harbour, B.C. Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 4: 53-54., available online at https://doi.org/10.1139/f38-005 [details]

original description (of Tapes semidecussata Reeve, 1864) Reeve, L. A. (1864). Monograph of the genus Tapes. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 14, pls 1-13 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pl. 2-6, January, 1864; pl. 7-11, February, 1864; pl. 1, 12-13, March 1864]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972321 [details]

original description (of Tapes ducalis Römer, 1870) Römer, E. (1870). Beschreibung neuer Arten von Dosinia und Tapes. Malakozoologische Blätter. 17: 1-11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35535510
page(s): 9 [details]

original description (of Tapes indica G. B. Sowerby II, 1852) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1852). Monograph of the genus Tapes. Fam. Veneridae. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 2 (13): 678–699, pls 145–151. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11075860
page(s): 694, pl. 151 figs 146-147 [details]

original description (of Tapes denticulata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1852). Monograph of the genus Tapes. Fam. Veneridae. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 2 (13): 678–699, pls 145–151. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11075860
page(s): 694 [details]

additional source Corni, M. G. ; Trentini, M. (1990). The Chromosomes of Venerupis aurea and Ruditapes philippinarum of the Northern Adriatic Sea (Bivalvia, Heterodonta,Veneridae). VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology). 49(3):258--261. [details] Available for editors

additional source Humphreys, J. (2025). Revisiting the indigenous distribution of the “Manila clam” Ruditapes philippinarum: Mechanisms of persistent error. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 314: 109152., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109152 [details]

additional source Humphreys, J.; Harris, M. R. C.; Herbert, R. J. H.; Farrell, P.; Jensen, A.; Cragg, S. M. (2015). Introduction, dispersal and naturalization of the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum in British estuaries, 1980–2010. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 95(06): 1163-1172., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315415000132 [details] Available for editors

additional source Kanazawa, T.; Sato, S. (2007). Environmental and physiological controls on shell microgrowth pattern of Ruditapes philippinarum (Bivalvia: Veneridae) from Japan. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 74(1): 89-95., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eym049 [details] Available for editors

additional source Sekine, Y.; Yamakawa, H.; Takazawa, S.; Lin, Y.; Toba, M. (2006). Geographic Variation of the COX1 Gene of the Short-neck Clam Ruditapes philippinarum in Coastal Regions of Japan and China. Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan). 65 (3): 229-240. [details] Available for editors

additional source Ubukata, T. (2000). Theoretical Morphology of Composite Prismatic, Fibrous Prismatic and Foliated Shell Microstructures in Bivalves. Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan). 59 (4): 297-305. [details] Available for editors

additional source Ujino, S.; Matsukuma, A. (2009). Trends in Life Orientations of Nine Infaunal Bivalve Species Based on Quantitative Measurement Data. Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan). 68 (1-2): 39-54. [details] Available for editors

additional source Yokogawa, K. (1998). Morphological Variabilities and Genetic Features in Japanese Common Clam Ruditapes philippinarum. Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan). 57 (2): 121-132. [details] Available for editors

additional source Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. Mediterranean Marine Science. 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]

source of synonymy 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. (look up in IMIS) [details]