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Turgid tapes

Tapes conspersus (Gmelin, 1791)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The turgid tapes (Tapes conspersus) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the turgid tapes

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 the turgid tapes live?

Not recorded

Is the turgid 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 turgid tapes classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusTapes
  7. SpeciesTapes conspersus (Gmelin, 1791)

Synonyms Paphia guttulata, Tapes adspersa, Tapes dorsatus, Tapes turgida, Tapes turgidula, Tapes watlingi, Venus dorsata, Venus litterata var. conspersa, Venus ovulaea, Venus turgida

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Tapestry shellEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the turgid tapes

Other species in the same genus Tapes.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the turgid tapes?

The turgid tapes (Tapes conspersus) 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). Turgid tapes (Tapes conspersus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/turgid-tapes

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{turgid_tapes_2026,
  title = {Turgid tapes (Tapes conspersus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/turgid-tapes},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}