Tapes is a genus of bivalves belonging to the subfamily Tapetinae of the family Veneridae. [1]

Tapes
Tapes ngocae (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Tapes
Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Type species
Venus literata Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Parembola Römer, 1857
  • Tapes (Siratoria) Otuka, 1937 alternate representation
  • Tapes (Tapes) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 · alternate representation
  • Tapes (Textrix) Römer, 1857 junior homonym
  • Venus (Tapes) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811

Species

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References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). 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 2022-08-15
  • 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.
  • 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
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