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Tapes
Description | Tape or Tapes may refer to: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapes, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Tapes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Tapes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Megerle von Mühlfeld J.C. (1811). Entwurf eines neuen Systems der Schaltiergehäuse. Magazin für die neuesten Entdecklungen in der gesammten Naturkunde von der Gesellschaft Naturforschaft Freunde zu Berlin. 5(1): 38-72, plate 3. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 9 (64%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Veneridae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Veneridae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Veneridae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapes |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Tapes (Ruditapes) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Tapes (Tapes) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Tapes (Textrix) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Pullastra perovalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes aenea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes aldamensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes araneosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes aurea species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Tapes austinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes belviderensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes beudanti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes blecheri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes chihuahuensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes conspersus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
Tapes corrugatus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Tapes cuneovatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes cyprimeriformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes denisonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes gabbi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes guadalupae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes inezensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes laciniata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes literatus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
Tapes montana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes montanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes neglecta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes ngocae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes orbella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes parki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes perovalis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Tapes platyptycha species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes quadrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes sericeus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes staminea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes subundata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Tapes sulcarius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes talahabensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes texturata species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Tapes truncata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes vetulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tapes virginea species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Tapes whitei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Parembola Römer, 1857 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Parembola |
Tanis Weyenbergh, 1875 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Tanis |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1811 | Tapes Mühlfeld |
1980 | Tapes Vokes p. 176 |
1988 | Tapes Freneix et al. p. 437 |
1992 | Tapes Lamprell and Whitehead p. 150 |
1995 | Tapes Pacaud and Le Renard p. 183 |
2002 | Tapes Sepkoski, Jr. |
2004 | Tapes Vera-Peláez et al. p. 255 |
2010 | Tapes Bouchet et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!