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Tapes platyptycha

Status not recordedmolluscs

Tapes platyptycha is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about Tapes platyptycha

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
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 Tapes platyptycha live?

Not recorded

Is Tapes platyptycha 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 Tapes platyptycha classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusTapes
  7. SpeciesTapes platyptycha Pilsbry, 1901

Synonyms Tapes araneosa

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • スリガハマJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Tapes platyptycha

Other species in the same genus Tapes.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Tapes platyptycha?

Tapes platyptycha (Tapes platyptycha) belongs to the family Veneridae in the order Venerida.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tapes platyptycha (Tapes platyptycha). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tapes-platyptycha

MLA

“Tapes platyptycha (Tapes platyptycha).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tapes-platyptycha.

BibTeX
@misc{tapes_platyptycha_2026,
  title = {Tapes platyptycha (Tapes platyptycha)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tapes-platyptycha},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}