MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Venus magnifica Hanley, 1845) Hanley, S. (1845). Descriptions of three new species of bivalve shells, of the genera <i>Cytherea</i> and <i>Venus</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 13: 21-22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862517
page(s): 21-22 [details]
original description
(of Venus magnifica G. B. Sowerby II, 1853) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1853). Monograph of the genus <i>Venus</i>. In: G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells.</i> Vol. 2 (14): 703-739, pl. 152-162. London, privately published. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11075899 [details]
basis of record
Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]