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Bivalvia Veneroida Veneridae 

Ruditapes philippinarum (Adams & Reeve, 1850)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Venus philippinarum Adams & Reeve, 1850
   Tapes denticuata Sowerby, 1852
   Tapes indica Sowerby, 1852
   Tapes violascens Deshayes, 1854
   Tapes ducalis Römer, 1870

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand (W): Phuket
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman and Nicobar: Andaman Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Gulf of Thailand
  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: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Sea of Japan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Yellow Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia: Java Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: China: Hong Kong (Xianggang)
     Valentich-Scott, P. 2003. p.291 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ to 10m ]
substrate: mud 
substrate: rocks [ ]
substrate: sand [ coarse sand between shale blocks (Phuket) ]

References

 Fischer-Piette, E. & Metivier, B. 1971. p.32 Secondary source
 Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.509 Checklist
 Nielsen, C. 1976. p.7 [ distribution; ecology ]  Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Heterodonta
              Veneroida
                Veneroidea
                  Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
                    Tapetinae Fischer, 1887
                      Ruditapes Chiamenti, 1900
                        Ruditapes philippinarum (Adams & Reeve, 1850)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=66682) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-03-20. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-09-17.