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Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811

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

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  1. Subgenus Tapes (Ruditapes) Chiamenti, 1900 accepted as Ruditapes Chiamenti, 1900 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    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)
  2. 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)
  3. Species Tapes acuminata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
  4. Species Tapes anatina G. B. Sowerby II, 1854 accepted as Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
  5. Species Tapes anthemodus Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
  6. Species Tapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
  7. Species Tapes bourguignati Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
  8. Species Tapes castrensis (Deshayes, 1848) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (dubious synonym)
  9. Species Tapes dactyloides G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
  10. Species Tapes decussata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, wrong gender agreement of specific name)
  11. Species Tapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  12. Species Tapes denticulata G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  13. Species Tapes ducalis Römer, 1870 accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  14. Species Tapes extensus Locard, 1886 accepted as Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  15. Species Tapes grangeri Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
  16. Species Tapes hoeberti Brusina, 1865 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
  17. Species Tapes indica G. B. Sowerby II, 1852 accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  18. Species Tapes japonica Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  19. Species Tapes lacunaris Coen, 1914 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
  20. Species Tapes lepidulus Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)
  21. Species Tapes lucens Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes lucens (Locard, 1886) (original combination)
  22. Species Tapes mabillei Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
  23. Species Tapes nasuta Coen, 1914 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
  24. Species Tapes nitidosus Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
  25. Species Tapes nuculoides Coen, 1914 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
  26. Species Tapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  27. Species Tapes pulchellus (Lamarck, 1818) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
  28. Species Tapes retortus Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
  29. Species Tapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777) accepted as Polititapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)
  30. Species Tapes rochebrunei Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
  31. Species Tapes rostratus Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
  32. Species Tapes semidecussata Reeve, 1864 accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  33. Species Tapes servaini Locard, 1886 accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
  34. Species Tapes similis Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Polititapes durus (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  35. Species Tapes sumatranus Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931 accepted as Paratapes textile (Gmelin, 1791)
  36. Species Tapes violascens Deshayes, 1853 accepted as Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  37. Species Tapes virgineus (Linnaeus, 1767) sensu Jeffreys, 1864 accepted as Polititapes virgineus (Linnaeus, 1767) sensu auct. accepted as Polititapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)
  38. Subgenus Tapes (Tapes) Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 represented as Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
    1. Species Tapes (Tapes) aureus (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
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
page(s): 51 [details] OpenAccess publication
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811. 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=138645 on 2026-01-09
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php/js/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138645 on 2026-01-09
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2005-04-14 07:47:17Z
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Cuvelier, Daphne
2011-12-15 12:57:32Z
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Rosenberg, Gary
2013-05-20 20:08:20Z
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Gofas, Serge
2021-06-30 13:37:15Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2021-10-27 07:11:40Z
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Vinarski, Maxim
2023-04-16 12:45:11Z
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Dekker, Henk

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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] OpenAccess publication

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 RoR) [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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