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Taxonomy
Venus gardnerae was named by Kellum (1926) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; North Carolina.]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USGS 10655 (John Gilette Farm), Silverdale, Trent marl, Onslow Co., NC, which is in a Miocene marine marl/sandstone in the Trent Formation of North Carolina.
It was recombined as Mercenaria gardnerae by Hendy et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Mercenaria gardnerae by Hendy et al. (2008).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data