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Venus (Mercenaria) Schumacher, 1817
1479273 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1479273)
unaccepted > superseded rank
Subgenus
- Species Venus (Mercenaria) berryi J. A. Gardner, 1943 † accepted as Mercenaria druidi Ward, 1992 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Venus berrii [sic] Wood, 1828, nec Venus berryi Sowerby, 1853; Mercenaria druidi Ward, 1992 is a replacement name)
- Species Venus (Mercenaria) problematica K. Martin, 1883 † accepted as Mercenaria problematica (K. Martin, 1883) †
- Species Venus (Mercenaria) stimpsoni A. Gould, 1861 accepted as Mercenaria stimpsoni (A. Gould, 1861) (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Mercenaria Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 135 [details]
page(s): 135 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Venus (Mercenaria) Schumacher, 1817. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1479273 on 2025-09-11
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(of Mercenaria Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 135 [details]
basis of record Gardner, J. A. (1943). Mollusca from the Miocene and lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina. Part 1. Pelecypoda. With a summary of the stratigraphy by W. C. Mansfield. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 199-A: i-iv, 1-178, 1-23 pls., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp199A [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 135 [details]
basis of record Gardner, J. A. (1943). Mollusca from the Miocene and lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina. Part 1. Pelecypoda. With a summary of the stratigraphy by W. C. Mansfield. <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 199-A: i-iv, 1-178, 1-23 pls., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp199A [details] Available for editors
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