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Tapes (Tapes) belcheri

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Tapes belcheri was named by Sowerby (1852) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9952]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Pitar belcheri by Hashimoto (1982); it was recombined as Tapes (Tapes) belcheri by Rosenberg et al. (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Tapes belcheri Sowerby
1982Pitar belcheri Hashimoto
1992Tapes belcheri Lamprell and Whitehead p. 150
1996Tapes belcheri Jensen p. 48
2006Tapes (Tapes) belcheri Rosenberg et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
tribeTapetini(Gray 1851)
genusTapesMühlfeld 1811
subgenusTapesMühlfeld 1811
speciesbelcheri(Sowerby 1852)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Pakistan Pitar belcheri (55398 55399 55400)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Pitar belcheri (72098 72099 72100)