Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia > Subclass Autobranchia > Infraclass Heteroconchia > Subterclass Euheterodonta > Superorder Imparidentia > Order Venerida > Superfamily Veneroidea > Family Veneridae > Subfamily Tapetinae

Polititapes Chiamenti, 1900

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Tapes (Polititapes) Chiamenti, 1900 synonym

Children

Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
Polititapes durus (Gmelin, 1791)
Polititapes lucens (Locard, 1886)
Polititapes rhomboides (Pennant, 1777)

Literature

additional source

Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.

subsequent type designation

Dall, W. H. (1902). Synopsis of the family Veneridae and of the North American Recent species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 26 (1312): 335-412.

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Polititapes Chiamenti, 1900. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246149

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2022-01-09 by Henk Dekker

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