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Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Veneracea (Venus clams)
Family:
Veneridae
Subfamily:
Clementlinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Tapes MEGERLE VON MUHLFELD, 1811
Type Species:
Venus literata LINNE, 1758; M
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Fig. E148,4. *T. (T.) literatus (Linné), Rec., E.Indies, 4 a-c, LV ext., RV and LV hinges, X0.5 (124b).
Synonyms
Parembola
Geographic Distribution
E.Indies-Afr.-Eu.-Pac.-Asia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Mio.
Beginning International Stage:
Aquitanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
23.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Oblong, rhomboidal, somewhat compressed, higher posteriorly; sculpture weak; lunule incised, escutcheon bordered by low carina.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Veneracea (Venus clams)
Family:
Veneridae
Subfamily:
Clementlinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Tapes MEGERLE VON MUHLFELD, 1811
Type Species:
Venus literata LINNE, 1758; M
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. E148,4. *T. (T.) literatus (Linné), Rec., E.Indies, 4 a-c, LV ext., RV and LV hinges, X0.5 (124b).
Synonyms
Parembola
Geographic Distribution
E.Indies-Afr.-Eu.-Pac.-Asia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Mio.
Beginning International Stage:
Aquitanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
23.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Oblong, rhomboidal, somewhat compressed, higher posteriorly; sculpture weak; lunule incised, escutcheon bordered by low carina.