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Taxonomy
Venus pensylvanica was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: North Carolina-circum Caribbean.]. It is extant.
It was recombined as Phacoides (Here) pennsylvanicus by Vaughn et al. (1921); it was recombined as Phacoides (Here) pennsylvanica by Woodring et al. (1924); it was recombined as Linga pensylvanica by Portell et al. (1992); it was recombined as Lucina pensylvanica by Hendy et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Phacoides (Here) pennsylvanicus by Vaughn et al. (1921); it was recombined as Phacoides (Here) pennsylvanica by Woodring et al. (1924); it was recombined as Linga pensylvanica by Portell et al. (1992); it was recombined as Lucina pensylvanica by Hendy et al. (2008).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. arenacea, L. bellona, L. chatfieldana, L. corbisoides, L. cutleri, L. frugalis, L. glebula, L. hasei, L. laevis, L. landanensis, L. leufuensis, L. limbata, L. masylaea, L. obliqua, L. prorrecta, L. ripleyana, L. seclusa, L. sesostridis, L. subporrecta, L. subprorecta, L. tenera, L. thebaica, L. kadievi, L. pectinata, L. micraulax
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1758 | Venus pensylvanica Linnaeus |
| 1921 | Phacoides (Here) pennsylvanicus Vaughn and et al. |
| 1924 | Phacoides (Here) pennsylvanica Woodring and et al. |
| 1992 | Linga pensylvanica Portell et al. |
| 2008 | Lucina pensylvanica Hendy et al. |
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Lucina pensylvanica Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available