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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae
Tapes (Tapes) literatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Tapes litterata auct.
Venus literata Linnaeus, 1758
Tapes literatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Venus litterata radiata Gmelin, 1791
Venus litterata conspersa Gmelin, 1791
Venus litterata nebulosa Gmelin, 1791
Paphia guttulata Röding, 1798
Paphia nocturna Röding, 1798
Venus compunctata Link, 1807
Venus punctifera Lamarck, 1818
Venus adspersa Lamarck, 1818
Venus deshayesii sulphurea Philippi, 1848
Common Name
Lettered Tapes p.333 Allan, J. 1950.
Lettered Venus p.76, pl.77D Wilson, B 2002.
Distribution
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Sudan
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea: Sudan
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand (W): Phuket
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hainan
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: East China Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: South China Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia: Timor (Not otherwise Specified)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia: Java Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia: Borneo
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman and Nicobar: Nicobar Islands
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mascarene Islands: Mauritius
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Cocos-Keeling
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.15
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.66
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.305
Keywords
depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal [ to 20 m (Japan)
]
habitat: coral reef [ in coarse sand (Phuket)
]
habitat: intertial flats
substrate: mud [
]
substrate: sand [
]
References
Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.509 Checklist
Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.150 General reference
Maes, V.O. 1967. p.161 Distribution
Matsukuma, A. 1986. p.13-16 Contains synonymy
Nielsen, C. 1976. p.7 [ distribution; ecology
] Secondary source
Oliver, P.G. 1992. p.189 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; remarks
] General reference
Oostingh, C.H. 1925. p.303-5 Distribution
Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. p.198 Biology and ecology
Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. p.131-2 Distribution
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Loboconcha
Bivalvia
Heterodonta
Veneroida
Veneroidea
Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
Tapetinae Fischer, 1887
Tapes Mühlfeld, 1811
Tapes (Tapes) Mühlfeld, 1811
Tapes (Tapes) literatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=18171) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-22.