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Veneroidea

Bivalvia - Cardiida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Veneracea Rafinesque
1904Veneracea Glenn p. 302
1957Veneracea Rivera p. 194
1980Veneracea Vokes p. 166
1983Veneracea Gliozzi and Malatesta p. 98
1984Veneracea Squires p. 50
1987Veneracea Squires p. 68
1987Veneracea Ward and Blackwelder p. 130
1990Veneracea Beu et al. pp. 396, 400
1991Veneroidea Squires and Goedert p. 413
1992Veneroidea Ward p. 100
2000Veneroidea Coan et al. pp. 258, 259
2006Veneroidea Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 232
2006Veneroidea Rosenberg et al.
2009Veneroidea Nevesskaja
2010Veneroidea Bouchet et al.
2011Veneroidea Carter et al. p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Veneroidea Rafinesque 1815
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Fm. †Isocyprinidae Gardner 2005
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G. †Argenticyprina Lazo and Damborenea 2011
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†Argenticyprina mulensis Lazo and Damborenea 2011
G. †Austrocyprina Gardner 2005
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†Austrocyprina excelsa Gardner 2005
Fm. Veneridae Rafinesque 1815 [venus clam]
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G. †Anofia Reyment 1955
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†Anofia aro Reyment 1955
G. †Austrocardilanx Gardner 2005
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†Austrocardilanx gracilis Gardner 2005
†Austrocardilanx provecta Gardner 2005
Subfm. Callistinae Habe and Kosuge 1967
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G. Callista Poli 1791
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†Callista annexa Conrad 1865
†Callista elongatotrigona Newton 1922
Callista gigantea Gmelin 1791
†Callista kitsoni Newton 1922
†Callista mcgrathiana Rathburn 1875
†Callista pseudoplana Yabe and Nagao 1925
Callista subdiaphana Carpenter 1864
†Callista subtrigona Whiteaves 1903
Subfm. Callocardiinae Dall 1895
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G. Amiantis Carpenter 1863
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Subg. Amiantis (Amiantis) Carpenter 1863
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†Amiantis (Amiantis) navidadensis Frassinetti and Covacevich 1993
Amiantis callosa Conrad 1837
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Invalid names: Pitaria stalderi Clark 1915 [synonym]
†Amiantis communis Nomland 1917
†Amiantis loeli Wiedey 1929
†Amiantis mathewsoni Gabb 1866
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Invalid names: Antigona (Artena) neglecta Clark 1918 [synonym]
†Amiantis mathewsonii Gabb 1866
Amiantis purpurata Lamarck 1818
G. Callocardia Adams 1864
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Callocardia (Agriopoma) aresta Dall and Simpson 1901
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Invalid names: Pitar lenis Pilsbry and Lowe 1932 [synonym]
Subg. †Callocardia (Atopodonta) Cossmann 1886
Subg. Callocardia (Callocardia) Adams 1864
†Callocardia salvia Olsson 1928
†Callocardia simiensis Nelson 1925
†Callocardia sinedepressa Nelson 1925
Invalid names: Callocallista Weaver 1916 [synonym]
G. Callpita Huber 2010
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Callpita frizzelli Hertlein and Strong 1948
G. Hysteroconcha Dall 1902
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Hysteroconcha dione Linnaeus 1758
Hysteroconcha rosea Broderip and Sowerby 1851
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Invalid names: Dione Gray 1847 [synonym], Pitaria rosea wiedenmayeri Hodson 1931 [synonym]
Invalid names: Lioconchinae Habe 1977 [synonym], Pitarinae Stewart 1930 [synonym]
G. †Calva Popenoe 1937
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Subg. †Calva (Calva) Popenoe 1937
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†Calva (Calva) baptisia Saul and Popenoe 1992
†Calva (Calva) campanae Saul and Popenoe 1992
†Calva (Calva) heliaca Saul and Popenoe 1992
†Calva (Calva) peninsularis Anderson and Hanna 1935
†Calva (Calva) regina Popenoe 1937
†Calva (Calva) varians Gabb 1864
Subg. †Calva (Egelicalva) Saul and Popenoe 1992
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Invalid names: Meretrix coronada Anderson 1958 [synonym]
†Calva (Egelicalva) byblidis Saul and Popenoe 1992
†Calva (Egelicalva) crassa Saul and Popenoe 1992
†Calva (Egelicalva) spissa Saul and Popenoe 1992
†Calva (Egelicalva) taffi Anderson 1958
Invalid names: Meretrix nitida major Packard 1922 [synonym]
Subg. †Calva (Microcalva) Saul and Popenoe 1992
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†Calva (Microcalva) elderi Saul and Popenoe 1992
†Calva (Microcalva) haggarti Saul and Popenoe 1992
Subg. †Calva (Penecallista) Saul and Popenoe 1992
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†Calva (Penecallista) marina Saul and Popenoe 1992
G. Chamelea Mörch 1853
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Chamelea gallina Linneus 1758
†Chione (Chamelea) catunna Mansfield 1940
G. Clementina Gray 1842
G. †Cockburnia Zinsmeister 1984
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†Cockburnia lunulifera Wilckens 1911
G. Eurhomalea Cossmann 1920
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†Eurhomalea antarctica Sharman and Newton 1897
†Eurhomalea difficilis Ortmann 1899
†Eurhomalea florentinoi Zinsmeister 1984
†Eurhomalea fuenzalidai Philippi 1887
†Eurhomalea inflata Zinsmeister 1984
Eurhomalea lenticularis Broderip and Sowerby 1835
†Eurhomalea navidadiformis Frassinetti and Covacevich 1999
†Eurhomalea newtoni Wilckens 1911
Eurhomalea rufa Lamarck 1818
G. †Ezocallista Kamada 1962
G. Fossacallista Marwick 1938
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†Fossacallista ancisa Marwick 1938
†Fossacallista eburnea Tate 1887
†Fossacallista makoensis Marwick 1931
†Fossacallista tatei Cossmann 1920
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Invalid names: Cytherea tenuis Tate 1887 [replaced]
G. †Frigichione Fletcher 1938
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†Frigichione permagna Tate 1900
G. Gemma Deshayes 1853
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†Gemma cravenensis Gardner 1943
Gemma gemma Totten 1834
†Gemma magna Dall 1903
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†Gemma magna insulcata Gardner 1943
†Gemma magna striata Richards 1943
†Gemma magna majorina Gardner 1943
†Gemma sanctimauricensis Harris 1919
†Gemma verdevilla Gardner 1943
Subfm. Gouldiinae Stewart 1930
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G. Gouldia Adams 1847
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Subg. †Gouldia (Circenita) Jousseaume 1888
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†Circenita goodallioides Cossmann 1886
Subg. Gouldia (Gouldia) Adams 1847
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†Gouldia (Gouldia) vetula Deshayes 1857
Subg. †Gouldia (Gouldiopa) Iredale 1924
Subg. †Gouldia (Paragouldia) Miller III 1985
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†Gouldia alta Dall 1903
Gouldia camachoi Farinati 1985
Gouldia cerina Adams 1845
†Gouldia circularis Deshayes 1857
†Gouldia costaricensis Olsson 1922
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Invalid names: Gafrarium (Gouldia) phacotum Gardner 1926 [synonym]
Gouldia insularis Dall and Simpson 1901
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Invalid names: Gouldia limonensis Olsson 1922 [synonym]
†Gouldia minuta Anderson 1928
†Gouldia subpusilla d'Orbigny 1850
Invalid names: Thetis Adams 1845 [replaced]
Invalid names: Circinae Dall 1896 [synonym], Gafrariinae Korobkov 1954 [synonym], Gouldiina Stewart 1930 [empty]
G. Macrocallista Meek 1876
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†Macrocallista andersoni Dickerson 1915
†Macrocallista arenophila Ihering 1907
†Macrocallista caryi Nelson 1925
†Macrocallista cavachana Hanna and Israelsky 1925
†Macrocallista densa Moody 1916
†Macrocallista femii Adegoke 1977
†Macrocallista furlongi Nelson 1925
†Macrocallista greeni Ward and Blackwelder 1987
†Macrocallista hanzawai Nagao 1928
†Macrocallista inca Olsson 1928
†Macrocallista lunulata Adegoke 1977
Macrocallista maculata Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Cytherea (Meretrix) dariena Conrad 1855 [synonym]
†Macrocallista minuscula Kellum 1926
†Macrocallista packi Dickerson 1914
†Macrocallista stantoni Waring 1917
†Macrocallista tia Kellum 1926
†Macrocallista weaveri Clark 1918
†Macrocallista williamsoni Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922
Subfm. Meretricinae Gray 1847
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G. †Aeora
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†Aeora africana Adegoke 1977
G. Cytherea Lamarck 1808
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†Cytherea adabionensis Oppenheim 1915
†Cytherea aequorea Conrad 1833
†Cytherea ambigua Deshayes 1857
†Cytherea astartiformis Conrad 1848
†Cytherea avia Deshayes 1857
†Cytherea capillacea Deshayes 1857
†Cytherea corbuloides von Koenen 1897
†Cytherea curionii Deshayes 1857
†Cytherea elegantula Deshayes 1857
†Cytherea elliptica Hislop 1859
Cytherea erycinoides Lamarck 1806
†Cytherea eversa Conrad 1848
†Cytherea gruneri Oppenheim 1915
†Cytherea humerosa Deshayes 1857
†Cytherea hunteri Hislop 1859
†Cytherea imitabilis Conrad 1848
†Cytherea jerdoni Hislop 1859
†Cytherea lamberti Deshayes 1857
†Cytherea mortoni Conrad 1833
†Cytherea murrayana Tate 1887
†Cytherea nuttali Conrad 1834
†Cytherea obsoleta Deshayes 1857
†Cytherea orbicularis Hislop 1859
†Cytherea orbiculata Hall and Meek 1855
†Cytherea paucirugata Tate 1887
Cytherea pectinata Linnaeus 1758
†Cytherea perbrevis Conrad 1848
†Cytherea poulsoni Conrad 1833
†Cytherea rawesi Hislop 1859
†Cytherea rhaetica Henry 1876
†Cytherea rothi Wilckens 1907
†Cytherea scinctilla Deshayes 1857
†Cytherea sobrina Conrad 1848
†Cytherea soror Deshayes 1857
†Cytherea subcrassa Lea 1833
†Cytherea tenuidentata von Koenen 1897
†Cytherea wapsharei Hislop 1859
†Cytherea wilsoni Hislop 1859
†Cytherea wohltmanni von Koenen 1897
Invalid names: Cytherea oregonensis Conrad 1848 [nomen dubium]
G. †Cytheriopsis Conrad 1865
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†Cytheriopsis conradi Clark and Durham 1946
†Cytheriopsis hydana Conrad 1865
G. †Grateloupia Des Moulins 1828
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Subg. †Grateloupia (Grateloupia) Des Moulins 1828
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Tr. Meretricini Gray 1847
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Subfm. Clementiina Frizzell 1936
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G. Clementia Gray 1847
G. †Psathura Deshayes 1858
Subfm. Cyclinina Frizzell 1936
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G. Cyclinella Dall 1902
G. †Cyprimeria Conrad 1864
G. †Luciploma Olsson 1942
Subfm. Gemmina Dall 1902
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G. Parastarte Conrad 1862
G. †Plesiastarte Fischer 1887
G. †Rohini
Fm. Petricolina Deshayes 1839
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G. Choristodon Jonas 1844
G. Lajonkairia Deshayes 1854
G. Mysia Lamarck 1818
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Invalid names: Lucinopsis Forbes and Hanley 1848 [objective synonym]
G. Petricola Lamarck 1801
G. †Pleiorytis Conrad 1862
G. Rupellaria Fleuriau de Bellevue 1802
G. †Velargilla Iredale 1931
Subfm. Samarangiina Keen 1969
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G. Samarangia Dall 1902
Fm. Turtoniina Clark 1855
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Invalid names: Meretricina Gray 1847 [empty], Sunettina Stoliczka 1870 [empty]
G. Meretrix Lamarck 1799
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†Meretrix bosworthi Woods 1922
†Meretrix cornelli Harris 1895
†Meretrix decisa Conrad 1855
†Meretrix desvauxi Coquand 1862
†Meretrix gabbi Arnold 1909
†Meretrix hikoshimensis Okamoto and Sakai 1995
†Meretrix indica Cox 1930
†Meretrix landesi Weaver 1912
†Meretrix longa Gabb 1864
†Meretrix macbeani Harris 1919
†Meretrix marshana Anderson 1958
†Meretrix mortoni Contrad 1834
†Meretrix negritosensis Woods 1922
†Meretrix neusensis Harris 1919
†Meretrix nuttalliopsis Heilprin 1878
†Meretrix persica Cox 1936
†Meretrix profunda Conrad 1854
†Meretrix shantii Abbass 1972
†Meretrix stantoni Dickerson 1914
†Meretrix subimpressa Conrad 1848
†Meretrix sylvaerupis Harris 1919
†Meretrix tularana Conrad 1855
†Meretrix uniomeris Conrad 1855
†Meretrix yoakumi Gabb 1861
G. †Resatrix Casey 1952
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G. Tivela Link 1807
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†Pachydesma sulcataria Vokes 1939
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Invalid names: Cytherea (Trigonella) crassatelloides Conrad 1837 [synonym], Tivela scarificata Berry 1940 [synonym]
Invalid names: Trigonella Conrad 1837 [replaced]
Subg. Tivela (Tivela) Link 1807
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Tivela (Tivela) tripla Linnaeus 1758
†Tivela cliffensis Hanna 1927
†Tivela kelloggensis Clark and Woodford 1927
†Tivela merriami Trask 1922
†Tivela packardi Dickerson 1916
†Tivela trigonalis Nomland 1916
†Tivela vaquerosensis Wiedey 1929
G. †Tivelina Cossmann 1886
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†Tivelina analoga Deshayes 1857
†Tivelina baudoni Cossmann 1886
†Tivelina capsuloides Cossmann 1886
†Tivelina coislinensis Cossmann 1907
†Tivelina delicatina Vokes 1939
†Tivelina deltoidea Lamarck 1806
†Tivelina deltoidea curionii Deshayes 1857
†Tivelina dixoni Deshayes 1857
†Tivelina dixoni humerosa Deshayes 1857
†Tivelina ewekoroensis Adegoke 1977
†Tivelina gibbosula Deshayes 1857
†Tivelina idriaensis Vokes 1939
†Tivelina nuculoides Cossmann 1882
†Tivelina parameces Cossmann and Pissarro 1905
†Tivelina rustica Deshayes 1825
†Tivelina siliqua Olsson 1928
†Tivelina sphenarium Bayan 1873
†Tivelina subquadrangularis Cossmann and Pissarro 1905
†Tivelina tellinaria Lamarck 1906
†Tivelina vaderensis Dickerson 1915
†Tivelina vincentiana Cossmann 1882
G. Oedalia Carpenter 1864
G. †Paleomarcia Fletcher 1938
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†Paleomarcia ovata Fletcher 1938
†Paleomarcia roberti Pritchard 1906
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Invalid names: Chione hallii Tate 1900 [replaced]
†Paleomarcia sculpta Fletcher 1938
†Paleomarcia tatei Fletcher 1938
G. Pitaria Roemer 1857
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Subg. †Pitaria (Pitaria) Roemer 1857
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†Pitaria (Pitaria) gazleyensis Price and Palmer 1928
†Pitaria (Pitaria) juliae Price and Palmer 1928
†Pitaria altoumbonata Nagao 1928
†Pitaria ashiyaensis Nagao 1928
†Pitaria baldryi Olsson 1930
†Pitaria behri Clark 1915
†Pitaria buenavistana Hodson 1927
†Pitaria calcanea Dall 1903
†Pitaria californiana Conrad 1855
Pitaria concinna Sowerby 1835
†Pitaria conradi Dickerson 1916
†Pitaria intica Hanna 1927
†Pitaria kyushuensis Nagao 1928
†Pitaria lorenzana Clark 1918
†Pitaria matsumotoi Nagao 1928
†Pitaria obscurate White 1887
†Pitaria palmeri Clark and Woodford 1927
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Invalid names: Meretrix dalli Dickerson 1914 [replaced]
†Pitaria silicifluvia Dall 1916
†Pitaria sorrentoensis Hanna 1927
†Pitaria takashimaensis Nagao 1928
†Pitaria verticala Hanna 1927
†Pitaria yasila Olsson 1930
†Pitaria yokoyamai Nagao 1928
G. †Polititapes Chiamenti 1900
G. Pullastra Sowerby 1826
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Subg. Pullastra (Paphirus) Finlay 1827
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†Paphirus latidactylus Muller and Collins 1991
†Pullastra elliptica Phillips 1841
G. †Securella Parker 1949
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†Securella bisculpta Dall 1909
†Securella clallamensis Reagan 1909
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Invalid names: Chione lineolata Clark 1918 [synonym], Chione mediostriata Clark 1918 [synonym]
†Securella elsmerensis English 1914
†Securella juanensis Loel and Corey 1932
†Securella montesanoensis Weaver 1912
†Securella olympidea Reagan 1909
†Securella panzana Anderson and Martin 1914
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Invalid names: Chione diabloensis Clark 1915 [synonym], Chione margaritana Anderson and Martin 1914 [synonym], Chione pabloensis Clark 1915 [synonym], Chione valentinei Wiedey 1929 [synonym]
Securella securis Shumard 1858
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Invalid names: Venus parapodema Dall 1909 [synonym]
†Securella vancouverensis Clark and Arnold 1923
G. Sinodia Jukes-Brown 1908
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Subg. Sinodia (Sinodia) Jukes-Browne 1908
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†Sinodia (Sinodia) eocaenica Stenzel et al. 1957
†Sinodia hewardbelli Newton 1922
Subfm. †Sunettinae Stoliczka 1870
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G. †Meroena Jukes-Brown 1908
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†Meroena multisulcata Deshayes 1825
†Meroena polita Lamarck 1806
†Meroena semisulcata Lamarck 1806
†Meroena separata Deshayes 1857
†Meroena trigonula Deshayes 1825
G. †Nagaoella Hayami 1965
G. Sunetta Link 1807
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Subg. Sunetta (Cyclosunetta) Fischer-Piette 1939
†Sunetta perexcavata Fulton 1915
Invalid names: Meroinae Tryon 1884 [synonym]
G. Transennella Dall 1884
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†Transennella africana Adegoke 1977
†Transennella bolivarensis Clark and Durham 1946
†Transennella californica Arnold 1909
†Transennella cola Woodring 1982
Transennella cubaniana d'Orbigny 1853
†Transennella galapagana Hertlein 1939
†Transennella joaquinensis Anderson and Martin 1914
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Invalid names: Transennella pannosa Sowerby 1835 [synonym]
Subfm. Venerinae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Antigona Schumacher 1817
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Subg. Antigona (Antigona) Schumacher 1817
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Antigona (Antigona) chemnitzii Hanley 1844 [Chemnitz's Venus]
Subg. Antigona (Ventricola) Römer 1867
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†Antigona aglaurae Brongniart 1823
†Antigona carrizoensis Loel and Corey 1932
†Antigona granosa Sowerby 1840
†Antigona kelloggi Hanna 1927
†Antigona lamellacea Kellum 1926
†Antigona vaquerosensis Loel and Corey 1932
†Antigona willisi Trask 1922
G. Artena Conrad 1870
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†Antigona (Artena) inca Olsson 1939
G. Callithaca Dall 1902
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Callithaca adamsi Reeve 1863
Callithaca tenerrima Carpenter 1857
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Invalid names: Paphia restorationensis Frizzell 1930 [synonym]
Invalid names: Protocallithaca Nomura 1937 [synonym]
G. Chione von Mühlfield 1811
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Subg. †Chione (Chione) von Mühlfield 1811
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†Chione (Chione) cortinaria Rogers and Rogers 1847
†Chione (Chione) retugida Woodring 1925
†Chione (Chione) rodulfi Frassinetti and Covacevich 1993
†Chione (Chione) sawkinsi Woodring 1925
Subg. Chione (Gnidiella) Parker 1949
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†Chione atlanticana Anderson 1929
†Chione auriculata Bartrum 1919
†Chione bolivarensis Weisbord 1929
Chione californiensis Broderip and Sowerby I 1835
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Invalid names: Chione (Chione) allisoni Hertlein and Grant 1972 [synonym], Chione succincta Valenciennes 1821 [replaced]
Chione cancellata Linnaeus 1767
†Chione casa Ihering 1907
†Chione chipolana Dall 1903
†Chione cognata Pritchard 1903
Chione compta Broderip 1835
†Chione costaricensis Olsson 1922
†Chione cribraria Conrad 1843
†Chione dalliana Maury 1912
†Chione dictua Tate 1887
Chione elevata Say 1822
†Chione eupyga Ihering 1907
Chione guatulcoensis Hertlein and Strong 1948
†Chione guppyana Maury 1912
†Chione halli Pritchard 1895
†Chione moristans Olsson and Harbison 1953
†Chione nuciformis Heilprin 1887
†Chione paraensis White 1887
†Chione patagonica Philippi 1887
†Chione rowleei Olsson 1922
†Chione schencki Loel and Corey 1932
Chione subimbricata Sowerby 1835
†Chione subroborata Tate 1887
Chione subrostrata Lamarck 1818
†Chione sulcata Gabb 1860
Chione tumens Verrill 1870
Chione undatella Sowerby I 1835
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Invalid names: Chione simillima Sowerby 1855 [synonym], Venus (Chione) neglecta Sowerby I 1839 [synonym]
†Chione veatchiana Maury 1912
†Chione venadensis Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
†Chione vickeryi Wiedey 1929
†Chione walli Guppy 1866
G. Chioneryx Iredale 1924
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Chioneryx cardioides Lamarck 1818
Chioneryx squamosa Carpenter 1857
Chioneryx squamosa Carpenter 1857
G. Chionista Keen 1958
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Chionista fluctifraga Sowerby II 1853
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Invalid names: Chione cortezi Carpenter 1864 [synonym]
G. Chionopsis Olsson 1932
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Invalid names: Chione spenceri Mansfield 1938 [synonym]
†Chione (Chionopsis) jamaniana Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
†Chione (Chionopsis) manabia Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
†Chione (Chionopsis) richthofeni Hertlein and Jordan 1927
†Chione (Chionopsis) sechuntana Hanna and Israelsky 1925
†Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum Brown and Pilsbry 1911
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Invalid names: Chione (Chionopsis) paraguanensis Hodson 1927 [synonym]
†Chione (Chionopsis) traftoni Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
Chione (Chionopsis) venadoensis Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
Subg. Chionopsis (Puberella) Fischer-Piette and Vukadinovic 1977
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Chionopsis amathusia Philippi 1844
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Invalid names: Chione jamaniana Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 [synonym]
Chionopsis crenifera Sowerby 1935
Chionopsis gnidia Broderip and Sowerby I 1829
Chionopsis lilacina Carpenter 1864
†Chionopsis munsterii d'Orbigny 1842
Chionopsis ornatissima Broderip 1835
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Invalid names: Chione traftoni Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 [synonym]
Chionopsis pubera Vincent 1827
Chionopsis pulicaria Broderip 1835
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Invalid names: Chione montezuma Pilsbry and Lowe 1932 [synonym]
†Chionopsis woodwardi Guppy 1866
Invalid names: Chione temblorensis subtemblorensis Loel and Corey 1932 [synonym], Gnidiella Parker 1949 [synonym]
G. Circomphalus Mörch 1853
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†Circomphalus subplicatus dOrbigny 1852
Invalid names: Bassinaria Marwick 1928 [synonym], Callanaitis Iredale 1917 [synonym]
G. Clausinella Gray 1851
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Clausinella fasciata da Costa 1778
Clausinella gayi Húpe 1854
†Clausinella persica Cox 1936
G. Dosina Gray 1835
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Subg. Dosina (Phacosoma) Jukes-Brown 1912
Dosina cassina Linnaeus 1758
†Dosina suboblonga Marwick 1927
Invalid names: Dosinula Finlay 1926 [synonym]
Subfm. Dosiniini Deshayes 1858
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G. Dosinia Scopoli 1777
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Subg. Dosinia (Asa) Basterot 1825
Subg. Dosinia (Austrodosinia) Dall 1902
Subg. Dosinia (Dosinia) Scopoli 1777
Subg. Dosinia (Dosinisca) Dall 1902
Subg. †Dosinia (Dosinobia) Finlay and Marwick 1937
Subg. †Dosinia (Kakahuia) Marwick 1927
Subg. †Dosinia (Kaneharaia) Makiyama 1936
Subg. Dosinia (Kereia) Marwick 1927
Subg. Dosinia (Phacosoma) Jukes-Brown 1912
Subg. †Dosinia (Raina) Marwick 1927
†Dosinia acetabulum Conrad 1832
Dosinia africana Gray 1838
†Dosinia alta Conrad 1855
†Dosinia burckhardti Ihering 1907
†Dosinia caerulea Reeve 1850
†Dosinia castigata Marwick 1960
†Dosinia chipolana Dall 1903
†Dosinia coloradoensis Rivera 1957
Dosinia conradi Gabb 1866
Dosinia discus Reeve 1850
Dosinia dunkeri Philippi 1844
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Invalid names: Artemis simplex Hanley 1845 [synonym]
Dosinia excisa Schröter 1788
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Invalid names: Sinodia sinuata Gmelin 1791 [synonym]
Dosinia exoleta Linnaeus 1758
†Dosinia falconensis Hodson 1931
Dosinia histrio Gmelin 1791
†Dosinia imparistriata Tate 1887
†Dosinia jacalitosana Arnold 1909
†Dosinia kaspiewi Fischer-Piette 1967
†Dosinia lawsoni Dickerson 1914
†Dosinia lechuzaensis Rivera 1957
†Dosinia longula Conrad 1856
Dosinia lupina Linnaeus 1758
†Dosinia mercenaroidea Aldrich 1887
†Dosinia meridonalis Ihering 1897
†Dosinia morani Wiedey 1929
†Dosinia nomurai Otuka 1934
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Invalid names: Dosinia chikuzenensis Nagao 1928 [synonym], Dosinia nagaii Otuka 1934 [synonym]
Dosinia orbicularis Agassiz 1845
†Dosinia pertenuis Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Dosinia grandis Nelson 1870 [synonym]
†Dosinia protojuvenilis Noetling 1901
†Dosinia santana Loel and Corey 1932
†Dosinia scalaris Menke 1843
†Dosinia sculpta Hanley 1845
Dosinia semiobliterata Deshayes 1853
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Invalid names: Dosinia annae Carpenter 1857 [synonym]
†Dosinia tugaruana Nomura 1935
Invalid names: Artemis Poli 1815 [synonym], Dosinidia Dall 1902 [synonym]
Invalid names: Arteminae Hutton 1880 [synonym]
G. Globivenus Coen 1934
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Globivenus effosa Philippi 1836
Globivenus fordii Yates 1890
Globivenus isocardia Verrill 1870
Globivenus rigida Dillwyn 1817
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Invalid names: Antigona rugosa Gmelin 1792 [synonym]
Globivenus rugatina Heilprin 1886
Invalid names: Ventricolaria Keen 1954 [synonym]
G. Humilaria Grant and Gale 1931
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†Humilaria perlaminosa Conrad 1855
G. Iliochione Olsson 1961
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†Iliochione callistoides Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
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Invalid names: Chione broggi Pilsbry and Olsson 1943 [synonym]
G. Irusella Hertlein and Grant 1972
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G. †Kuia Marwick 1927
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†Kuia macdowelli Marwick 1927
G. Leukoma Römer 1857
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Leukoma asperrima Sowerby 1835
Leukoma beili Olsson 1961
Leukoma columbiensis Sowerby 1835
†Leukoma dolicha Woodring 1982
Leukoma ecuadoriana Olsson 1961
Leukoma grata Say 1831
Leukoma histrionica Sowerby 1835
Leukoma laciniata Carpenter 1864
Leukoma metodon Pilsbry and Lowe 1932
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Invalid names: Nioche (Nioche) mcgintyi Olsson 1961 [synonym], Nioche (Nioche) zorritensis Olsson 1961 [synonym]
Leukoma staleyi Gabb 1866
Leukoma staminea Conrad 1837
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Invalid names: Protothaca ruderata Deshayes 1853 [synonym], Tapes diversum Sowerby II 1852 [synonym]
Leukoma thaca Molina 1782
Invalid names: Antinioche Olsson 1961 [synonym], Colonche Olsson 1961 [synonym], Notochione Hertlein and Strong 1948 [synonym], Protothaca Dall 1902 [synonym], Tropithaca Olsson 1961 [synonym]
G. †Marama Marwick 1927
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Subg. †Marama (Hina) Marwick 1927
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†Hina cainozoica Tenison Woods 1877
Subg. †Marama (Marama) Marwick 1927
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†Marama (Marama) ovata Marwick 1927
G. †Melosia Dall 1915
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†Melosia staminea Conrad 1838
G. Mercenaria Schumacher 1817 [quahog]
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†Mercenaria blakei Ward 1992
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Invalid names: Venus mortoni Conrad 1837 [synonym]
†Mercenaria capax Conrad 1843
†Mercenaria cuneata Conrad 1869
†Mercenaria druidi Ward 1992
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Invalid names: Venus (Mercenaria) berryi Gardner 1943 [replaced]
†Mercenaria ducatelli Conrad 1838
†Mercenaria erecta Kellum 1926
†Mercenaria gardnerae Kellum 1926
†Mercenaria langdoni Dall 1900
Mercenaria mercenaria Linnaeus 1758
†Mercenaria nannodes Gardner 1947
†Mercenaria permagna Conrad 1838
†Mercenaria plena Conrad 1869
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†Mercenaria prodroma Gardner 1947
†Mercenaria tetrica Conrad 1838
Mercenaria violacea Schumacher 1817
Invalid names: Mclellania Wilson 1983 [synonym]
G. Paphonotia Hertlein and Strong 1948
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Paphonotia elliptica Sowerby 1834
G. †Paraesa Casey 1952
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†Paraesa cedrina Saul 1993
†Paraesa faba Sowerby 1827
†Paraesa lens Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Flaventia hornbyensis Anderson 1958 [synonym], Macrocallista cordata Waring 1917 [synonym]
†Paraesa zeta Popenoe 1937
G. Periglypta Jukes-Browne 1914
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†Periglypta caesarina Dall 1903
†Periglypta caribbeana Anderson 1927
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Invalid names: Periglypta dominicana Palmer 1927 [synonym]
Periglypta puerpera Linnaeus 1758
Periglypta reticulata Linnaeus 1758
†Periglypta tamiamensis Olsson and Petit 1964
†Periglypta tarquinia Dall 1900
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Invalid names: Antigona anguillana Cooke 1919 [synonym]
†Periglypta weegeeree Darragh and Kendrick 2010
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†Proxichione darmghi Maxwell 1978
†Proxichione etheridgei Pritchard 1903
†Proxichione otiakensis Maxwell 1978
Tr. Tapetini Gray 1851
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G. †Cyclorisma Dall 1902
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†Cyclorisma orbiculata Hall and Meek 1870
G. †Cyclorismina Marwick 1927
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†Cyclorismina marwicki Zinsmeister 1984
†Cyclorismina woodsi Marwick 1927
G. Eumarcia Iredale 1925
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Subg. †Eumarcia (Atamarcia) Marwick 1927
Subg. Eumarcia (Eumarcia) Iredale 1925
Subg. †Eumarcia (Opimaria) Marwick 1948
Eumarcia fumigata Sowerby 1853
G. †Flaventia Jukes-Browne 1908
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†Meretrix (Flaventia) deserti Douvillé 1916
G. Granicorium Hedley 1906
G. Irus Schmidt 1818
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Subg. Irus (Notirus) Finlay 1928
†Irus carditoides Lamarck 1818
Irus irus Linnaeus 1767
G. Katelysia Römer 1857
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Subg. †Katelysia (Nipponomarcia) Ikebe 1941
†Katelysia corioensis Tate 1887
†Katelysia rhytiphora Lamy 1937
†Katelysia scalarina Lamarck 1818
G. †Legumen Conrad 1858
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†Legumen mozambensis Gliozzi and Malatesta 1983
†Legumen napii McLearn 1929
†Legumen ooides Gabb 1864
G. Liocyma Dall 1870
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Liocyma fluctuosa Gould 1841
G. Marcia Adams and A. 1857
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Subg. Marcia (Hemitapes) Römer 1864
G. Paphia Röding 1798
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Subg. Paphia (Callistotapes) Sacco 1900
Subg. Paphia (Paphia) Röding 1798
Subg. Paphia (Paratapes) Stoliczka 1871
†Paphia clarki Dickerson 1914
†Paphia exilis Shuto 1957
†Paphia numidicus Coquand 1880
†Paphia parisiensis Deshayes 1860
†Paphia persica Cox 1936
Paphia textile Gmelin 1791
†Paphia vetula Basterot 1825
G. Retrotapes del Rio 1997
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Retrotapes exalbida Dillwyn 1817
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Invalid names: Eurhomalea araucana Philippi 1887 [synonym], Venus aerea Hupé 1854 [synonym], Venus subalbicans Hupé 1854 [synonym]
†Retrotapes hanetianus d'Orbigny 1842
G. Ruditapes Chiamenti 1900
G. †Sinonia Stephenson 1953
G. Tapes Mühlfeld 1811
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Subg. Tapes (Tapes) Mühlfeld 1811
Subg. Tapes (Textrix) Römer 1857
Tapes aurea Gmelin 1788
Tapes corrugatus Gmelin 1791
†Tapes cretacea Gabb 1864
†Tapes dorsatus Lamarck 1818
†Tapes hilgardi Shumard 1860
†Tapes lineatum Conrad 1856
†Tapes literatus Linnaeus 1758
†Tapes perovalis Wood 1840
†Tapes subundata Schauroth 1855
Tapes texturata Lamarck 1818
Tapes truncata Gabb 1866
Tapes virginea Linnaeus 1767
G. †Textivenus Cossmann 1886
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G. †Venerella Cossmann 1886
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Subg. Venerella (Compsomyax) Stewart 1930
†Venerella secunda Deshayes 1857
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Invalid names: Marcia solida Deshayes 1825 [replaced]
†Venerella striatula Deshayes 1825
G. †Veneritapes Cossmann 1886
G. Tawera Marwick 1927
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†Tawera propinqua Tenison Woods 1877
Tawera subnodulosa Hanley 1844
G. †Turia Marwick 1927
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†Turia chattonensis Marwick 1927
†Turia fausta Marwick 1960
Tr. Venerini Rafinesque 1815
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Invalid names: Venerina Rafinesque 1815 [empty]
G. Venus Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. †Venus (Mioclausinella) Kautsky 1936
Subg. Venus (Venus) Linnaeus 1758
†Venus anceps Deshayes 1857
†Venus arcotensis Forbes 1846
†Venus arroyoensis Camacho 1957
†Venus biplicata Schafhaeutl 1853
†Venus brioniana Trask 1922
†Venus chilensis d'Orbigny 1842
†Venus cleryana d'Orbigny 1842
†Venus collinium Anderson 1938
†Venus conformis Deshayes 1857
†Venus corella Anderson 1938
Venus crenatula Sowerby 1852
†Venus cyprinoides Wilckens 1907
†Venus cythereaeformis Deshayes 1857
†Venus deleta Deshayes 1857
†Venus delicatula Deshayes 1857
†Venus depressa Roemer 1836
†Venus ebergenyii Bose 1906
†Venus eximia Forbes 1846
†Venus fallaciosa Deshayes 1857
Venus foveolata Sowerby 1853
†Venus geslini Deshayes 1857
†Venus inopinata Deshayes 1857
†Venus insula Hupé 1854
Venus kennerlyi Gabb 1866
†Venus lenticularis Gabb 1864
†Venus martini Clark 1915
†Venus mekranica Vredenburg 1928
†Venus mitsuiana Yokoyama 1911
†Venus nux Gmelin 1791
†Venus parva Wilckens 1907
†Venus petricosa Simpson 1855
†Venus pseudoscalaris Trentanove 1901
†Venus quadrata Deshayes 1857
†Venus retisculpta Meyer 1886
†Venus rhysomia Gabb 1861
†Venus sulcata Hector 1874
†Venus tetrahedra Gabb 1864
†Venus turgescens Deshayes 1857
†Venus vespertina Conrad 1857
†Venus victoriana Clark and Arnold 1923
†Venus virginiana Loel and Corey 1932
Invalid names: Chioninae Frizzell 1936 [synonym]
G. Venerupis Lamarck 1818
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†Venerupis atlantica Maury 1912
†Venerupis basteroti Mayer 1857
†Venerupis hermonvillensis Deshayes 1857
†Venerupis paupertina Tate 1887
†Venerupis washingtoniana Weaver 1912
G. †Venidia Clark and Durham 1946
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†Venidia steinkei Clark and Durham 1946
G. †Xenoloupia Clark and Durham 1946
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†Xenoloupia carmenensis Clark and Durham 1946
Invalid names: Chionidae Frizzell 1936 [invalid subgroup], Cooperellidae Dall 1900 [synonym], Cythereinae Gray 1838 [invalid subgroup], Paphiinae Finlay 1928 [invalid subgroup]
Invalid names: Lutetidae Davidaschvili 1930 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:52:34
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:52:34
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Asbian to the top of the Holocene or 340.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 336.0 Ma

Collections (5709 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian340.0 - 336.0Australia (New South Wales) Pullastra striatocostata (133349)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Egypt (Shamal Sina) Pseudocorbula subundata (206058)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Spain Pseudocorbula subundata (201959)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Germany Venus biplicata (202142)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy Corbis depressa (204921)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Lombardy) Corbis depressa (38083)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (England) Pullastra arenicola (96616) Pullastra sp. (96617)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Pullastra arenicola (204164)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Spain Veneroidea indet. (25879)
Late/Upper Toarcian - Aalenian180.1 - 170.3France Lucinopsis trigonalis, Cytherea sp. (51501)
Late/Upper Callovian - Oxfordian164.7 - 157.3New Zealand Austrocardilanx gracilis (51934)
Heterian164.3 - 154.5New Zealand Austrocardilanx gracilis, Austrocardilanx provecta (63763 63764)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (California) Veneridae indet. (151974)
Puaroan150.0 - 145.0New Zealand Austrocyprina excelsa (63765 63766)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8United Kingdom (England) Cytherea sp. (77058)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Mexico (Durango) Cyclorisma sp. (2154)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9Germany Thetis schaumburgensis, Thetis sp. (95087)
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Chile (Copiapó) Veneridae sp. (223611)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5Chile (Ovalle) Resatrix sp. (222455)
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Cytherea tenuis, Cytherea orbiculata (235775)