Tapes (bivalve)
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| Tapes | |
|---|---|
| Tapes ngocae (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 |
| Type species | |
| Venus literata Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tapes is a genus of bivalves belonging to the subfamily Tapetinae of the family Veneridae.[1]