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Tapes

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1811Tapes Mühlfeld
1980Tapes Vokes p. 176
1988Tapes Freneix et al. p. 437
1992Tapes Lamprell and Whitehead p. 150
1995Tapes Pacaud and Le Renard p. 183
2002Tapes Sepkoski
2004Tapes Vera-Peláez et al. p. 255
2010Tapes Bouchet 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
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
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

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.

G. Tapes Mühlfeld 1811
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Subg. Tapes (Tapes) Mühlfeld 1811
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Subg. Tapes (Textrix) Römer 1857
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Tapes aurea Gmelin 1788
Tapes corrugatus Gmelin 1791
Tapes cretacea Gabb 1864
Tapes dorsatus Lamarck 1818
Tapes hilgardi Shumard 1860
Tapes lineatum Conrad 1856
Tapes literatus Linnaeus 1758
Tapes perovalis Wood 1840
Tapes subundata Schauroth 1855
Tapes texturata Lamarck 1818
Tapes truncata Gabb 1866
Tapes virginea Linnaeus 1767
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Anisian to the top of the Holocene or 247.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 242.0 Ma

Collections (92 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Egypt (Shamal Sina) Pseudocorbula subundata (206058)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Spain Pseudocorbula subundata (201959)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Libya T. numidicus (208626)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Minnesota) T. cyprimeriformis (1989) T. cyprimeriformis, T. sp. (1987)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Germany T. sp. (74484)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) T. sp. a (190779)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Argentina T. sp. (99258)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) T. cretacea (190801)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy T. destefanii (78617)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Japan T. sp. (70917)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Canada (British Columbia) T. sp. (63086)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Aquitaine) T. sp. (74865)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Japan T. nagahamai (70877 70878)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France T. sp. (66288)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Bordeaux) T. vetulus, T. deshayesi (48660)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan Siratoria siratoriensis (44960 44961) Siratoria siratoriensis, Siratoria microsiratori (44959)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan (Hokkaido) Siratoria siratoriensis (77918)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan Siratoria siratoriensis (70302)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Bulgaria T. clandestinus (60288)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Iran T. modesta (77201 77202 77216) T. modesta, T. vitaliana (77200) T. sp. (77199 77215) T. taurica, T. sp. (77195) T. tauricus (77194)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia T. talahabensis (63040)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Indonesia (West Java) T. talahabensis (179626)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Iran T. sp. (77234)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Romania T. tricuspis (183538) T. vitalianus, T. gregarius (72302)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Cyprus T. decussatus (71902) T. decussatus, T. geographica (34690) T. geographicus (71897 71901)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation T. elongata (70465)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Philippines T. faustinoi (70138)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia T. galactites (70098) T. rimosa (70077 70100)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) T. sulcaria (41473)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Romania T. gregarius, T. vitalianus (38594)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria T. sp. (70863)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Egypt T. virgineus (96758)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy T. decussatus, T. eremita (78337) T. eremita (78338)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) T. perovalis (84795) T. virginea (84755)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Pakistan Pitar belcheri (55399) T. sp., Pitar belcheri (55400) T. sp., Pitar belcheri, T. malabarica (55398)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia T. sp. (70087) T. undulata (70088)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Pitar belcheri (72098 72099 72100)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Fukushima) T. philippinarum (62295)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Spain T. sp. (71144)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) T. pullastra, T. virgineus (84819) T. virginea (84759) T. virginea, T. texturata (84764)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece T. sp. (51509)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia (Erongo) T. corrugatus (124050 124051 124055 124057)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) T. virginea, T. aurea (84833)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa T. corrugata (122933 122944) T. corrugata, T. deshayesii (122937 122940 122941) T. corrugata, T. dura (122945) T. deshayesii (122943) T. textile (122946)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain T. senegalensis (128324) T. sp. (128326)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (Western Australia) T. dorsatus (63354)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Morocco T. decussatus (127635)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti T. sulcarius (96787)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain T. decussatus, T. senegalensis (128327) T. sp. (76579)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) T. dorsatus (63355) T. dorsatus, T. literatus (63351)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan T. philippinarum (97961)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco T. rhomboides (127616)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan T. japonica (51310)