Species under Tapes
n= 9
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Tapes adspersa
(Lamarck, 1818)
Western Pacific
Tapes araneosa
(Philippi, 1847)
Western Pacific
Tapes belcheri
Sowerby, 1852
Belcher's venus Indo-West Pacific 5
Tapes deshayesi
(Hanley, 1844)
Indo-Pacific 3.15
Tapes dorsatus
(Lamarck, 1818)
Turgid venus Indo-West Pacific 9
Tapes literatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Lettered venus Indo-West Pacific 10.8
Tapes platyptycha
Pilsbry, 1901
Indo-Pacific
Tapes sericeus
Matsukuma, 1986
Silky dosinia Western Pacific
Tapes sulcarius
(Lamarck, 1818)
Furrowed venus Indo-West Pacific 8.5
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