Taxon profile

subfamily

carpet-shell
Tapetinae J. Gray, 1851

kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Mollusca - mollusks » class Bivalvia - bivalves » order Venerida » family Veneridae - venus clams

Scientific synonyms

Tapetini J. Gray, 1851

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Included taxa

Number of records: 27

genus Baroda Stoliczka, 1870

genus Cryptonema Jukes-Browne, 1914

genus Eumarcia Iredale, 1924

genus Irus Schmidt, 1818

genus Irusella Hertlein & Grant, 1972

genus Katelysia Römer, 1857

genus Liocyma Dall, 1870

genus Macridiscus Dall, 1902

genus Marcia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857

genus Paphia Röding, 1798

genus Paratapes Stoliczka, 1870

genus Polititapes Chiamenti, 1900

genus Protapes Dall, 1902

genus Ruditapes Chiamenti, 1900 - carpet-shell

genus Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 - carpet-shell

genus Venerupis Lamarck, 1818 - carpet-shell

Fossil taxa

genus Adelfia M. J. Alvarez & del Río, 2020 ^†

genus Atamarcia Marwick, 1927 ^†

genus Cyclorismina Marwick, 1927 ^†

genus Gomphomarcia Kautsky, 1929 ^†

genus Marciachlys M. J. Alvarez & del Río, 2020 ^†

genus Myrsopsis Sacco, 1900 ^†

genus Neovenerella Goncharova, 1986 ^†

genus Paleomarcia Fletcher, 1938 ^†

genus Taurotapes Sacco, 1900 ^†

genus Venerella Cossmann, 1886 ^†

genus Veneritapes Cossmann, 1886 ^†

Links and literature

Carter J. et al (2011): A Synoptical Classification of the Bivalvia (Mollusca), Paleontological Contributions 4 [as Tapetini J. Gray, 1851]
Data retrieved on: 6 April 2014

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