†Mercenaria campechiensis tridacnoides Lamarck 1818 (quahog)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Cyprina tridacnoides, Mercenaria tridacnoides, Venus (Mercenaria) campechiensis tridacnoides, Venus tridacnoides
Belongs to Mercenaria campechiensis according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Gardner 1943 and Ward 1993
Sister taxa: Mercenaria campechiensis rileyi, Venus (Mercenaria) campechiensis carolinensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (7: Florida, South Carolina, Virginia collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence