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Gaping tapes

Marcia hiantina (Lamarck, 1818)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The gaping tapes (Marcia hiantina) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the gaping tapes

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the gaping tapes live?

Not recorded

Is the gaping tapes endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the gaping tapes classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusMarcia
  7. SpeciesMarcia hiantina (Lamarck, 1818)

Synonyms Callista glandula, Katelysia eugibba, Katelysia hiantina, Katelysia rimularis, Tapes biradiata, Tapes luzonica, Venus flammiculata, Venus hiantina, Venus ignobilis, Venus rimularis, Venus vermiculosa

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • ヤエヤマスダレJapanese
  • 台灣環簾蛤Chinese
  • 臺灣環簾蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gaping tapes

Other species in the same genus Marcia.

Ovate clam

Marcia cordata

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the gaping tapes?

The gaping tapes (Marcia hiantina) belongs to the family Veneridae in the order Venerida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gaping tapes (Marcia hiantina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gaping-tapes

MLA

“Gaping tapes (Marcia hiantina).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gaping-tapes.

BibTeX
@misc{gaping_tapes_2026,
  title = {Gaping tapes (Marcia hiantina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gaping-tapes},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}