Veneritapes Cossmann 1886 (venus clam)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Parent taxon: Tapetinae according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cyclorisma, Cyclorismina, Eumarcia, Flaventia, Gomphina, Granicorium, Irus, Katelysia, Legumen, Liocyma, Marcia, Mercimonia, Paphia, Retrotapes, Ruditapes, Sinonia, Tapes, Textivenus, Venerella

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Veneritapes in the database

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