original description
Reeve, L. A. (1864). Monograph of the genus <i>Meroë</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 15, pl. 1-3 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: March 1864]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972377 [details]
source of synonymy
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]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Article 27 of the ICZN code determines that no diacritic or other mark is to be used in a scientific name. Hence, although Schumacher used Meroë in the original publication, the name of this genus must be corrected to Meroe [details]