Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combinations: Venus (Mercenaria) plena, Venus plena
Belongs to Mercenaria according to Conrad 1869
See also Glenn 1904 and Kidwell 1982
Sister taxa: Mercenaria blakei, Mercenaria campechiensis, Mercenaria capax, Mercenaria cuneata, Mercenaria druidi, Mercenaria ducatelli, Mercenaria erecta, Mercenaria gardnerae, Mercenaria langdoni, Mercenaria mercenaria, Mercenaria nannodes, Mercenaria permagna, Mercenaria prodroma, Mercenaria tetrica, Mercenaria violacea, Mclellania aenigma
Subtaxa: Venus (Mercenaria) plena inflata Venus (Mercenaria) plena nucea
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: Maryland, New Jersey collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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