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Taxonomy
Mercenaria carolinensis was named by Conrad (1875) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Pliocene; North Carolina.]. It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Venus campechiensis carolinensis by Palmer (1926); it was recombined as Venus (Mercenaria) campechiensis carolinensis by Gardner (1943).
It was recombined as Venus campechiensis carolinensis by Palmer (1926); it was recombined as Venus (Mercenaria) campechiensis carolinensis by Gardner (1943).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1875 | Mercenaria carolinensis Conrad p. 20 |
| 1926 | Venus campechiensis carolinensis Palmer p. 190 |
| 1943 | Venus (Mercenaria) campechiensis carolinensis Gardner p. 132 |
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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.
†Venus (Mercenaria) campechiensis carolinensis Conrad 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available