Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=231750 on 2026-01-27
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Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
Species
Paphia bifurcata, a new molluscan species from Ladysmith Harbour, B.C.
Quayle, D. B. (1938). Paphia bifurcata, a new molluscan species from Ladysmith Harbour, B.C. Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 4: 53-54.
Monograph of the genus Tapes. Fam. Veneridae. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 2 (13): 678–699, pls 145–151. London, privately published.
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1852). Monograph of the genus Tapes. Fam. Veneridae. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 2 (13): 678–699, pls 145–151. London, privately published.
Beschreibung neuer Arten von Dosinia und Tapes
Römer, E. (1870). Beschreibung neuer Arten von Dosinia und Tapes. Malakozoologische Blätter. 17: 1-11.
Catalogue of the Conchifera or bivalve shells in the collection of the British Museum. British Museum, London, Part I. Cyprinidae, Veneridae and Glauconomidae, pp. ii + 216 pp. [introduction by J. E. Gray] [27 June 1853]; Part II, Petricoladae (concluded), Corbiculadae, pp. 217-292 [title page dated "1854"; 12 May 1855]
Deshayes, G. P. (1853-1855). Catalogue of the Conchifera or bivalve shells in the collection of the British Museum. British Museum, London, Part I. Cyprinidae, Veneridae and Glauconomidae, pp. ii + 216 pp. [introduction by J. E. Gray] [27 June 1853]; Part II, Petricoladae (concluded), Corbiculadae, pp. 217-292 [title page dated "1854"; 12 May 1855].
Monograph of the genus Tapes. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 14, pls 1-13 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pl. 2-6, January, 1864; pl. 7-11, February, 1864; pl. 1, 12-13, March 1864]
Reeve, L. A. (1864). Monograph of the genus Tapes. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 14, pls 1-13 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pl. 2-6, January, 1864; pl. 7-11, February, 1864; pl. 1, 12-13, March 1864].
Mollusca. In A. Adams (ed.), The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]
Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). Mollusca. In A. Adams (ed.), The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.].
A Hawaiian form of Tapes philippinarum
Bryan, W. A. (1919). A Hawaiian form of Tapes philippinarum. The Nautilus. 32(4): 124-125.
Philippi, R. A. (1851-1852). Centuria quinta testaceorum novorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie. 8(5): 74-80 [July 1851]; 8(6): 81-96 [August 1851]; 8(8): 123-126 [date not stated, 1851]; 9(2): 20-29 [March 1852].
Nuova forma di Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Cossignani, T. (2023). Nuova forma di Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 119: 11-12.
Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution.
Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. Mediterranean Marine Science. 11(2): 381-493.
Zamouri-Langar, N.; Chouba, L.; Ajjabi Chebil, L.; Mrabet, R.; El Abed, A. (2011). Les coquillages bivalves des côtes tunisiennes. Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer: Salammbô. ISBN 978-9938-9512-0-2. 128 pp.
Introduction, dispersal and naturalization of the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum in British estuaries, 1980–2010
Humphreys, J.; Harris, M. R. C.; Herbert, R. J. H.; Farrell, P.; Jensen, A.; Cragg, S. M. (2015). Introduction, dispersal and naturalization of the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum in British estuaries, 1980–2010. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 95(06): 1163-1172.
Environmental and physiological controls on shell microgrowth pattern of Ruditapes philippinarum (Bivalvia: Veneridae) from Japan
Kanazawa, T.; Sato, S. (2007). Environmental and physiological controls on shell microgrowth pattern of Ruditapes philippinarum (Bivalvia: Veneridae) from Japan. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 74(1): 89-95.
Trends in Life Orientations of Nine Infaunal Bivalve Species Based on Quantitative Measurement Data
Ujino, S.; Matsukuma, A. (2009). Trends in Life Orientations of Nine Infaunal Bivalve Species Based on Quantitative Measurement Data. Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan). 68 (1-2): 39-54.
Geographic Variation of the COX1 Gene of the Short-neck Clam Ruditapes philippinarum in Coastal Regions of Japan and China
Sekine, Y.; Yamakawa, H.; Takazawa, S.; Lin, Y.; Toba, M. (2006). Geographic Variation of the COX1 Gene of the Short-neck Clam Ruditapes philippinarum in Coastal Regions of Japan and China. Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan). 65 (3): 229-240.
Theoretical Morphology of Composite Prismatic, Fibrous Prismatic and Foliated Shell Microstructures in Bivalves
Ubukata, T. (2000). Theoretical Morphology of Composite Prismatic, Fibrous Prismatic and Foliated Shell Microstructures in Bivalves. Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan). 59 (4): 297-305.
Morphological Variabilities and Genetic Features in Japanese Common Clam Ruditapes philippinarum
Yokogawa, K. (1998). Morphological Variabilities and Genetic Features in Japanese Common Clam Ruditapes philippinarum. Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan). 57 (2): 121-132.
The Chromosomes of Venerupis aurea and Ruditapes philippinarum of the Northern Adriatic Sea (Bivalvia, Heterodonta,Veneridae)
Corni, M. G. ; Trentini, M. (1990). The Chromosomes of Venerupis aurea and Ruditapes philippinarum of the Northern Adriatic Sea (Bivalvia, Heterodonta,Veneridae). VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology). 49(3):258--261.
Revisiting the indigenous distribution of the “Manila clam” Ruditapes philippinarum: Mechanisms of persistent error
Humphreys, J. (2025). Revisiting the indigenous distribution of the “Manila clam” Ruditapes philippinarum: Mechanisms of persistent error. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 314: 109152.
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Ruditapes philippinarum (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Koksijde (Ster der Zee), Belgium 17 january 2016
Oostende (Klein strand), Belgium 4 october 2015
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Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Observed in (Rabat-Salé) Morocco on Aug 04, 2023 · 09:34 Abou Regreg River (Moroccan-River) Rivers of the Atlantic Morocco part of Atlantic Ocean
Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) — Jeju, South Korea.
Distribution for Tapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Tapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Italian part of the Adriatic Sea
Distribution for Tapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Saldanha Bay
Distribution for Tapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Hawaiian part of the North Pacific Ocean
Distribution for Tapes (Ruditapes) philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - United Kingdom part of the English Channel
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Norwegian part of the North Sea
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Sfax
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Spain - Demarcación Marina Sudatlántica
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - United States part of the North Pacific Ocean
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - North Sea
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - United States part of the The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Spain - Demarcación Marina Noratlántica
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Spain - Demarcación Marina Levantino-Balear
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Hawaiian part of the North Pacific Ocean
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Mexican part of the North Pacific Ocean
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - French part of the Bay of Biscay
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Celtic Sea
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Turkish part of the Aegean Sea
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - port of Bruges-Zeebrugge
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Oostende
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Portuguese part of the North Atlantic Ocean
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - South Korean part of the Yellow Sea
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Japanese part of the Japan Sea
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Japanese part of the Sea of Okhotsk
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Japanese part of the Inland Sea
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Russian part of the Japan Sea
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - North Korean part of the Japan Sea
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - South Korean part of the Japan Sea
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Russian part of the Sea of Okhotsk
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - United Kingdom part of the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - United Kingdom part of the Irish Sea and St. George's Channel
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - United Kingdom part of the English Channel
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - United Kingdom part of the North Sea
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Canadian part of the Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Northeastern Honshu
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Central Kuroshio Current
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - French part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Italian part of the Adriatic Sea
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Albanian part of the Adriatic Sea
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Marmara Sea
Distribution for Ruditapes philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Dardanelles
Distribution for Venerupis (Ruditapes) philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Ireland
Distribution for Venerupis (Ruditapes) philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - United Kingdom part of the English Channel
Distribution for Venerupis (Ruditapes) philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - United Kingdom part of the North Sea
Distribution for Venerupis (Ruditapes) philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Slovenian part of the Adriatic Sea
Distribution for Venerupis (Ruditapes) philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - United Kingdom part of the Celtic Sea
Distribution for Venerupis (Ruditapes) philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) - Elkhorn Slough
Distribution for Venus philippinarum A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 - Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Venus tessellata A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 - Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Tapes philippinarum okupi Bryan, 1919 - Hawaiian Exclusive Economic Zone
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