Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Cross-cut Carpet Shell, Chequered Carpet Shell)

Ruditapes decussatus (Cross-cut Carpet Shell, Chequered Carpet Shell) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRuditapes decussatus (Cross-cut Carpet Shell, Chequered Carpet Shell)
FamilyVENERIDAE (carpet and venus shells)
SuperfamilyVENEROIDEA (Venus clams & carpet shells)
OrderVENEROIDA (veneroids)
InfraclassEuheterodonta (an infraclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETERODONTA (a subclass of bivalve molluscs)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ruditapes decussatus (Cross-cut Carpet Shell, Chequered Carpet Shell)

Ruditapes decussatus (Cross-cut Carpet Shell, Chequered Carpet Shell) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

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Pathology

Ben Abdallah, L.G., El Menif, N.T. & Maamouri, F. 2009 The morphology and behaviour of Cercaria lata Lespés, 1857 (Digenea, Faustulidae) from the Mediterranean clam Tapes decussata (L.) Journal of Helminthology Vol 83: 69-76.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Ruditapes decussatus (Cross-cut Carpet Shell, Chequered Carpet Shell):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 13 images of Ruditapes decussatus (Cross-cut Carpet Shell, Chequered Carpet Shell)
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