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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
Parembola Römer, 1857 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
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 deshayesii (Hanley, 1846)
  5. Species Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  6. Species Tapes ngocae Thach, 2016
  7. Species Tapes platyptycha Pilsbry, 1901
  8. Species Tapes sericeus Matsukuma, 1986
  9. Species Tapes sulcarius (Lamarck, 1818)
  10. Subgenus Tapes (Callistotapes) Sacco, 1900 accepted as Polititapes Chiamenti, 1900
    1. Subgenus Tapes (Metis) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857 accepted as Myrsus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 accepted as Venerupis Lamarck, 1818
    2. Subgenus Tapes (Polititapes) Chiamenti, 1900 accepted as Polititapes Chiamenti, 1900 (original rank)
    3. Subgenus Tapes (Pullastra) G. B. Sowerby I, 1826 accepted as Venerupis Lamarck, 1818
      1. Species Tapes (Pullastra) distinguenda Fischer-Piette & E. Lamy, 1939 accepted as Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior subjective synonym)
    4. Subgenus Tapes (Ruditapes) Chiamenti, 1900 accepted as Ruditapes Chiamenti, 1900
      1. Species Tapes (Ruditapes) decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Classification variation)
      2. Species Tapes (Ruditapes) philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
    5. Subgenus Tapes (Textrix) Römer, 1857 accepted as Paratapes Stoliczka, 1870 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
      1. Species Tapes (Textrix) carpenteri Römer, 1860 accepted as Polititapes durus (Gmelin, 1791)
    6. Species Tapes acuminata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
    7. Species Tapes adspersa Römer, 1870 accepted as Tapes conspersus (Gmelin, 1791)
    8. Species Tapes alba Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Polititapes durus (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    9. Species Tapes amphidesmoides Reeve, 1864 accepted as Circenita callipyga (Born, 1778)
    10. Species Tapes amygdala Römer, 1864 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
    11. Species Tapes anatina G. B. Sowerby II, 1854 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
    12. Species Tapes anthemodus Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
    13. Species Tapes araneosa Römer, 1871 accepted as Tapes sericeus Matsukuma, 1986
    14. Species Tapes arctica Reeve, 1864 accepted as Liocyma fluctuosa (A. Gould, 1841)
    15. Species Tapes aspersa G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    16. Species Tapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
    17. Species Tapes bicolorata Reeve, 1864 accepted as Marcia recens (Holten, 1802)
    18. Species Tapes biradiata Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Marcia hiantina (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    19. Species Tapes bourguignati Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
    20. Species Tapes brownianus Preston, 1906 accepted as Protapes brownianus (Preston, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    21. Species Tapes bruguierei [sic] accepted as Tapes bruguieri (Hanley, 1845) accepted as Venerupis bruguieri (Hanley, 1845) accepted as Ruditapes bruguieri (Hanley, 1845) (misspelling)
    22. Species Tapes bruguieri (Hanley, 1845) accepted as Venerupis bruguieri (Hanley, 1845) accepted as Ruditapes bruguieri (Hanley, 1845)
    23. Species Tapes caledonica Bernardi, 1856 accepted as Marcia japonica (Gmelin, 1791)
    24. Species Tapes castrensis (Deshayes, 1848) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (dubious synonym)
    25. Species Tapes ceylonensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Marcia opima (Gmelin, 1791)
    26. Species Tapes cinerea Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Venerupis aspera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    27. Species Tapes cor (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853) accepted as Protapes cor (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853)
    28. Species Tapes cumingii G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Venerupis cumingii (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852)
    29. Species Tapes dactyloides G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
    30. Species Tapes declivis G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Paphia declivis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852)
    31. Species Tapes decussata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, wrong gender agreement of specific name)
    32. Species Tapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    33. Species Tapes denticulata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
    34. Species Tapes deshayesi [sic] accepted as Tapes deshayesii (Hanley, 1846) (misspelling)
    35. Species Tapes disrupta G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
    36. Species Tapes distinguenda Fischer-Piette & E. Lamy, 1939 accepted as Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior subjective synonym)
    37. Species Tapes diversa G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Leukoma staminea (Conrad, 1837)
    38. Species Tapes dorsatus (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Tapes conspersus (Gmelin, 1791)
    39. Species Tapes ducalis Römer, 1870 accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    40. Species Tapes exserta Römer, 1872 accepted as Marcia recens (Holten, 1802)
    41. Species Tapes extensus Locard, 1886 accepted as Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    42. Species Tapes faba Reeve, 1864 accepted as Eumarcia fumigata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1853)
    43. Species Tapes fabagella Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Venerupis anomala (Lamarck, 1818) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    44. Species Tapes ferruginea Reeve, 1864 accepted as Marcia recens (Holten, 1802)
    45. Species Tapes geographicus (Chemnitz, 1784) accepted as Venerupis geographica (Gmelin, 1791) (published in a work rejected by ICZN Direction 1)
    46. Species Tapes geographicus (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Venerupis geographica (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    47. Species Tapes glandina Römer, 1871 accepted as Venerupis glandina (Lamarck, 1818)
    48. Species Tapes gracilis A. Gould, 1855 accepted as Saxidomus nuttalli Conrad, 1837 (junior subjective synonym)
    49. Species Tapes grangeri Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
    50. Species Tapes grata (Say, 1831) sensu Stearns, 1893 accepted as Leukoma lima (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852) (misapplication)
    51. Species Tapes grata Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Tapes belcheri G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    52. Species Tapes greeffei Dunker, 1877 accepted as Paphia vernicosa (A. Gould, 1861)
    53. Species Tapes hanleyi G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Transennella angulifera (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851)
    54. Species Tapes hoeberti Brusina, 1865 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
    55. Species Tapes indica G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
    56. Species Tapes inflata Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Paphia inflata (Deshayes, 1853)
    57. Species Tapes inflata Deshayes, 1853 sensu Römer, 1870 accepted as Protapes ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > misapplication)
    58. Species Tapes japonica Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    59. Species Tapes kochii (R. A. Philippi, 1843) accepted as Eumarcia paupercula (Holten, 1802)
    60. Species Tapes kraussi Reeve, 1864 accepted as Marcia cordata (Forsskål, 1775)
    61. Species Tapes laciniata P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Leukoma laciniata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (original combination)
    62. Species Tapes lacunaris Coen, 1914 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
    63. Species Tapes laterisulca G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Marcia recens (Holten, 1802)
    64. Species Tapes lentiginosa Reeve, 1864 accepted as Protapes gallus (Gmelin, 1791)
    65. Species Tapes lepidulus Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)
    66. Species Tapes lima G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Leukoma lima (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852)
    67. Species Tapes literata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (incorrect gender ending)
    68. Species Tapes litteratus [sic] accepted as Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
    69. Species Tapes lucens Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes lucens (Locard, 1886) (original combination)
    70. Species Tapes luzonica G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Marcia hiantina (Lamarck, 1818)
    71. Species Tapes mabillei Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
    72. Species Tapes malabarica (Dillwyn, 1817) accepted as Protapes gallus (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    73. Species Tapes meroaeformis G. B. Sowerby II, 1853 accepted as Paphia crassisulca (Lamarck, 1818)
    74. Species Tapes nasuta Coen, 1914 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
    75. Species Tapes nitidosus Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
    76. Species Tapes nuculoides Coen, 1914 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
    77. Species Tapes obscurata Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Tapes belcheri G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    78. Species Tapes occidentalis Reeve, 1864 accepted as Marcia recens (Holten, 1802)
    79. Species Tapes oncodes Melvill, 1897 accepted as Glauconome cerea Reeve, 1844
    80. Species Tapes orientalis Reeve, 1864 accepted as Marcia recens (Holten, 1802)
    81. Species Tapes papilionaceus (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Paphia rotundata (Linnaeus, 1758)
    82. Species Tapes phenax Pilsbry, 1901 accepted as Tapes belcheri G. B. Sowerby II, 1852
    83. Species Tapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    84. Species Tapes platyptycha Pilsbry, 1901, sensu Lamprell & Whitehead, 1992 accepted as Tapes sericeus Matsukuma, 1986 (misapplication)
    85. Species Tapes polita G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Paphia polita (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852)
    86. Species Tapes pulchellus (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
    87. Species Tapes pullastra (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
    88. Species Tapes punicea Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Venerupis aspera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    89. Species Tapes purpurata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Saxidomus purpuratus [sic] accepted as Saxidomus purpurata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1852)
    90. Species Tapes quadriradiata Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Tapes belcheri G. B. Sowerby II, 1852
    91. Species Tapes radiata Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Paphia rotundata (Linnaeus, 1758)
    92. Species Tapes reticulata (Tenison Woods, 1876) accepted as Venerupis anomala (Lamarck, 1818)
    93. Species Tapes retortus Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
    94. Species Tapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777) accepted as Polititapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)
    95. Species Tapes rochebrunei Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
    96. Species Tapes rodatzi (Dunker, 1849) accepted as Tapes deshayesii (Hanley, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    97. Species Tapes rostratus Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
    98. Species Tapes schnellianus Dunker, 1865 accepted as Paphia schnelliana (Dunker, 1865) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    99. Species Tapes semidecussata Reeve, 1864 accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
    100. Species Tapes sericeus Matsukuma, 1986, sensu Lamprell & Whitehead, 1992 accepted as Tapes araneosus (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (misapplication)
    101. Species Tapes servaini Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
    102. Species Tapes similis Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Polititapes durus (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    103. Species Tapes sinensis Reeve, 1864 accepted as Marcia recens (Holten, 1802)
    104. Species Tapes squamosa P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (unaccepted, original combination)
    105. Species Tapes staminea (Conrad, 1837) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    106. Species Tapes subquadrata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 (unaccepted)
    107. Species Tapes sulcosa R. A. Philippi, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    108. Species Tapes sumatranus Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931 (unaccepted)
    109. Species Tapes taurelliptica Sacco, 1900 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    110. Species Tapes tenerrima P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (unaccepted)
    111. Species Tapes tenuistriata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 (unaccepted)
    112. Species Tapes textrix Deshayes, 1853 (unaccepted)
    113. Species Tapes tumida G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 (unaccepted)
    114. 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)
    115. Species Tapes turgidula Deshayes, 1853 (unaccepted)
    116. Species Tapes turgidula Deshayes, 1853, sensu Reeve, 1864 (unaccepted, misapplication)
    117. Species Tapes variegata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 (unaccepted)
    118. Species Tapes vernicosa Reeve, 1864 (unaccepted)
    119. Species Tapes vernicosa A. Gould, 1861 (unaccepted)
    120. Species Tapes victoriae Tenison Woods, 1878 (unaccepted)
    121. Species Tapes violascens Deshayes, 1854 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    122. Species Tapes virgineus (Linnaeus, 1767) sensu Jeffreys, 1864 (unaccepted)
    123. Species Tapes vitulata Reeve, 1864 (unaccepted)
    124. Species Tapes watlingi Iredale, 1958 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
    125. Subgenus Tapes (Tapes) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 (alternative representation)
      1. Species Tapes (Tapes) aureus (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
      2. Species Tapes (Tapes) literatus (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    126. Species Tapes albomarginata Preston, 1908 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    127. Species Tapes inaequalis G. B. Sowerby II, 1854 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    128. Species Tapes incerta G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    129. Species Tapes perplexa G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    130. 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. Magazin für die neuesten Entdecklungen in der gesammten Naturkunde von der Gesellschaft Naturforschaft Freunde zu Berlin. 5(1): 38-72, pl. 3., available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=JicVAAAAYAAJ
    page(s): 51 [details] OpenAccess publication
    MolluscaBase eds. (2025). 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 2025-04-06
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    Nomenclature

    original description Megerle von Mühlfeld, J. C. (1811). Entwurf eines neuen Systems der Schaltiergehäuse. Magazin für die neuesten Entdecklungen in der gesammten Naturkunde von der Gesellschaft Naturforschaft Freunde zu Berlin. 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 Parembola Römer, 1857) Römer E. (1857). Kritische Untersuchung der Arten des Mollusken-Geschlechts Venus 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. Japanese Journal of Geology and Geography. 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. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

    Other

    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 [request]

     
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