Opinions from L. W. Ward and B.W. Blackwelder 1987

  • 'Abra belongs to Semelidae'
  • 'Acteocina belongs to Acteocinidae'
  • 'Acteocinidae belongs to Actaeonidae'
  • 'Acteon simplex belongs to Acteon' according to Lea 1843
  • 'Acteon simplex is recombined as Odostomia simplex'
  • 'Acteon turbinatus belongs to Acteon' according to Lea 1843
  • 'Acteon turbinatus is recombined as Odostomia turbinatus'
  • 'Acteonidae [misspelled as Actaeonidae] belongs to Cephalaspidea'
  • 'Aequipecten eborea is recombined as Pecten (Chlamys) eboreus eboreus' according to Mansfield 1936
  • 'Aequipecten eborea is recombined as Carolinapecten eboreus'
  • 'Aesopus belongs to Columbellidae'
  • 'Aesopus gardnerae belongs to Aesopus'
  • 'Aligena belongs to Lasaeidae'
  • 'Anachis belongs to Columbellidae'
  • 'Anachis (Alia) belongs to Anachis' according to
  • 'Anachis (Alia) gardnerae belongs to Anachis (Alia)' according to Olsson and Harbison 1953
  • 'Anachis (Alia) gardnerae is recombined as Mitrella gardnerae'
  • 'Anachis (Alia) gardnerae ecarinata belongs to Anachis (Alia) gardnerae' according to Olsson and Harbison 1953
  • 'Anachis (Alia) gardnerae ecarinata is recombined as Mitrella gardnerae ecarinata'
  • 'Anadara belongs to Arcidae'
  • 'Anisodonta belongs to Sportellidae'
  • 'Anomalodesmata belongs to Pelecypoda'
  • 'Anomia belongs to Anomiidae'
  • 'Anomiacea belongs to Pteriina'
  • 'Anomiidae belongs to Anomiacea'
  • 'Arca adamsi belongs to Arca' according to Dall 1886
  • 'Arca adamsi is recombined as Quadrilatera adamsi'
  • 'Arca aequicostata belongs to Arca' according to Conrad 1845
  • 'Arca aequicostata is recombined as Anadara aequicostata'
  • 'Arcacea belongs to Arcoida'
  • 'Archaeogastropoda belongs to Prosobranchia'
  • 'Arcidae belongs to Arcacea'
  • 'Arcoida belongs to Pteriomorphia'
  • 'Arene belongs to Liotiidae'
  • 'Argopecten belongs to Pectinidae'
  • 'Astarte belongs to Astartidae'
  • 'Astarte concentrica belongs to Astarte' according to Conrad 1834
  • 'Astarte concentrica belongs to Astarte'
  • 'Astartidae belongs to Crassatellacea'
  • 'Balcis belongs to Melanellidae'
  • 'Balcis beaufortensis belongs to Balcis'
  • 'Bellucina belongs to Lucinidae'
  • 'Bittium belongs to Cerithiadae'
  • 'Bornia belongs to Lasaeidae'
  • 'Brachidontes belongs to Mytilidae'
  • 'Brachycythara belongs to Turridae'
  • 'Brachycythara reidenbachi belongs to Brachycythara'
  • 'Buccinacea belongs to Gymnoglossa'
  • 'Busycon belongs to Melongenidae'
  • 'Cadulus belongs to Siphonodentaliidae'
  • 'Caecidae belongs to Tornacea'
  • 'Caecum belongs to Caecidae'
  • 'Caecum beaufortensis belongs to Caecum'
  • 'Calliostoma belongs to Trochidae'
  • 'Callocardia (Agriopoma) belongs to Callocardia'
  • 'Callocardia (Agriopoma) chioneformis belongs to Callocardia (Agriopoma)' according to Gardner 1944
  • 'Calyptraea belongs to Crepidulidae'
  • 'Cancellariidae belongs to Volutacea'
  • 'Cardiacea belongs to Veneroida'
  • 'Cardiidae belongs to Cardiacea'
  • 'Carditacea belongs to Veneroida'
  • 'Carditamera belongs to Carditidae'
  • 'Carditidae belongs to Carditacea'
  • 'Cardium robustum belongs to Cardium' according to Lightfoot 1786
  • 'Cardium robustum is recombined as Dinocardium robustum'
  • 'Carolinapecten belongs to Pectinidae'
  • 'Cavilinga belongs to Lucinidae'
  • 'Cephalaspidea belongs to Euthyneura'
  • 'Cerithiacea belongs to Archaeogastropoda'
  • 'Cerithiadae is corrected as Cerithiidae and belongs to Cerithiacea'
  • 'Chama belongs to Chamidae'
  • 'Chamacea belongs to Veneroida'
  • 'Chamidae belongs to Chamacea'
  • 'Chione belongs to Veneridae'
  • 'Chrysallida belongs to Pyramidellidae'
  • 'Chrysallida auroraensis belongs to Chrysallida'
  • 'Chrysallida beaufortensis belongs to Chrysallida'
  • 'Cochlodesma belongs to Periplomatidae'
  • 'Cochlodesma emmonsii belongs to Cochlodesma'
  • 'Columbellidae belongs to Buccinacea'
  • 'Condylocardiidae belongs to Carditacea'
  • 'Conidae belongs to Volutacea'
  • 'Conradostrea belongs to Ostreidae'
  • 'Conradostrea lawrencei belongs to Conradostrea'
  • 'Conus belongs to Conidae'
  • 'Corbicula belongs to Corbiculidae'
  • 'Corbiculacea belongs to Veneroida'
  • 'Corbiculidae belongs to Corbiculacea'
  • 'Corbula (Caryocorbula) was reranked as Caryocorbula and belongs to Corbulidae'
  • 'Corbula (Caryocorbula) conradi belongs to Corbula (Caryocorbula)' according to Gardner 1944
  • 'Corbula (Caryocorbula) conradi is recombined as Caryocorbula conradi'
  • 'Corbula contracta belongs to Corbula' according to Say 1822
  • 'Corbula contracta is recombined as Caryocorbula contracta'
  • 'Corbulidae belongs to Myacea'
  • 'Crassatella aquiana belongs to Crassatella' according to Clark 1896
  • 'Crassatellacea belongs to Veneroida'
  • 'Crassatellidae belongs to Crassatellacea'
  • 'Crassinella belongs to Crassatellidae'
  • 'Crassinella johnsoni belongs to Crassinella'
  • 'Crassostrea belongs to Ostreidae'
  • 'Crassostrea virginica auroraensis belongs to Crassostrea virginica'
  • 'Crenella belongs to Mytilidae'
  • 'Crepidula belongs to Crepidulidae'
  • 'Crepidulacea belongs to Gymnoglossa'
  • 'Crepidulidae belongs to Crepidulacea'
  • 'Crucibulum belongs to Crepidulidae'
  • 'Crucibulum lawrencei belongs to Crucibulum'
  • 'Cultellidae belongs to Solenacea'
  • 'Cumingia belongs to Semelidae'
  • 'Cyamiacea belongs to Veneroida'
  • 'Cyclocardia belongs to Carditidae'
  • 'Cyclostremiscus belongs to Vitrinellidae'
  • 'Cymatosyrinx belongs to Turridae'
  • 'Cypraeacea belongs to Gymnoglossa'
  • 'Cyrtopleura belongs to Pholadidae'
  • 'Cytherea (Transennella) was reranked as Transennella and belongs to Veneridae'
  • 'Dentimargo belongs to Marginellidae'
  • 'Didianema belongs to Vitrinellidae'
  • 'Dinocardium belongs to Cardiidae'
  • 'Dinocardium robustum hazeli belongs to Dinocardium robustum'
  • 'Diodora belongs to Fissurellidae'
  • 'Diodora auroraensis belongs to Diodora'
  • 'Diodora pamlicoensis belongs to Diodora'
  • 'Diplodonta belongs to Ungulinidae'
  • 'Divalinga belongs to Lucinidae'
  • 'Donacidae belongs to Tellinacea'
  • 'Donax belongs to Donacidae'
  • 'Dosinia belongs to Veneridae'
  • 'Ensis belongs to Cultellidae'
  • 'Ensitellops belongs to Sportellidae'
  • 'Epitoniacea belongs to Ptenoglossa'
  • 'Epitoniidae belongs to Epitoniacea'
  • 'Epitonium belongs to Epitoniidae'
  • 'Epitonium leai belongs to Epitonium'
  • 'Epitonium sohli belongs to Epitonium'
  • 'Eratoidae belongs to Cypraeacea'
  • 'Erycinella belongs to Condylocardiidae'
  • 'Eulima belongs to Melanellidae'
  • 'Eulima eborea belongs to Eulima' according to Conrad 1846
  • 'Eulima eborea is recombined as Balcis eborea'
  • 'Eupleura belongs to Muricidae'
  • 'Euthyneura belongs to Gastropoda'
  • 'Fasciolaria belongs to Fasciolariidae'
  • 'Fasciolaria beaufortensis belongs to Fasciolaria'
  • 'Fasciolariidae belongs to Buccinacea'
  • 'Fissurellacea belongs to Archaeogastropoda'
  • 'Fissurellidae belongs to Fissurellacea'
  • 'Fusus caloosaensis is recombined as Heilprinia caloosaensis'
  • 'Fusus caloosaensis belongs to Fusus' according to Heilprin 1887
  • 'Gastrochaena belongs to Gastrochaenidae'
  • 'Gastrochaenacea belongs to Myoida'
  • 'Gastrochaenidae belongs to Gastrochaenacea'
  • 'Gastropoda belongs to Mollusca'
  • 'Gemma belongs to Veneridae'
  • 'Glabrocythara belongs to Turridae'
  • 'Glycymerididae belongs to Limopsacea'
  • 'Glycymeris belongs to Glycymerididae'
  • 'Glycymeris hummi belongs to Glycymeris'
  • 'Glycymeris sloani belongs to Glycymeris'
  • 'Gouldia belongs to Veneridae'
  • 'Granulina belongs to Marginellidae'
  • 'Gymnoglossa belongs to Ptenoglossa'
  • 'Heilprinia belongs to Fasciolariidae'
  • 'Heilprinia caloosaensis malcolmi belongs to Heilprinia caloosaensis'
  • 'Heterodonta belongs to Pelecypoda'
  • 'Hiatellacea belongs to Myina'
  • 'Hiatellidae belongs to Hiatellacea'
  • 'Hyanassa schizopyga belongs to Hyanassa' according to Dall 1892
  • 'Hyanassa schizopyga is recombined as Nassarius schizopyga'
  • 'Laevicardium belongs to Cardiidae'
  • 'Lasaeidae belongs to Chamacea'
  • 'Leptonidae belongs to Chamacea'
  • 'Leptopecten belongs to Pectinidae'
  • 'Leptopecten auroraensis belongs to Leptopecten'
  • 'Limopsacea belongs to Arcoida'
  • 'Liotia (Arene) belongs to Liotia'
  • 'Liotia (Arene) pergemma belongs to Liotia (Arene)' according to Gardner 1948
  • 'Liotia (Arene) pergemma is recombined as Arene pergemma'
  • 'Liotiidae belongs to Trochacea'
  • 'Lithophaga belongs to Mytilidae'
  • 'Littorina belongs to Littorinidae'
  • 'Littorinacea belongs to Archaeogastropoda'
  • 'Littorinidae belongs to Littorinacea'
  • 'Lucina floridana belongs to Lucina' according to Conrad 1833
  • 'Lucina floridana is recombined as Stewartia anodonta floridana'
  • 'Lucina trisulcata belongs to Lucina' according to Conrad 1841
  • 'Lucina trisulcata is recombined as Cavilinga trisulcata'
  • 'Lucinacea belongs to Veneroida'
  • 'Lucinidae belongs to Lucinacea'
  • 'Lunatia belongs to Naticidae'
  • 'Macoma belongs to Tellinidae'
  • 'Macrocallista belongs to Veneridae'
  • 'Macrocallista greeni belongs to Macrocallista'
  • 'Macromphalina belongs to Tornidae'
  • 'Macromphalina hanseni belongs to Macromphalina'
  • 'Mactracea belongs to Veneroida'
  • 'Mactridae belongs to Mactracea'
  • 'Marginella (Eburnospira) belongs to Marginella'
  • 'Marginella (Eburnospira) polyspira belongs to Marginella (Eburnospira)' according to Olsson and Harbison 1953
  • 'Marginella (Eburnospira) polyspira is recombined as Dentimargo polyspira'
  • 'Marginella (Volvarina) was reranked as Volvarina and belongs to Marginellidae'
  • 'Marginella avena belongs to Marginella' according to Kiener 1834
  • 'Marginella avena is recombined as Volvarina avena'
  • 'Marginella limatula belongs to Marginella' according to Conrad 1834
  • 'Marginella limatula is recombined as Prunum limatulum'
  • 'Marginellidae belongs to Volutacea'
  • 'Marvacrassatella belongs to Crassatellidae'
  • 'Marvacrassatella kauffmani belongs to Marvacrassatella'
  • 'Melanellidae belongs to Gymnoglossa'
  • 'Melongenidae belongs to Buccinacea'
  • 'Mercenaria belongs to Veneridae'
  • 'Mitrella belongs to Columbellidae'
  • 'Mitridae belongs to Volutacea'
  • 'Modiola is corrected as Modiolus and belongs to Mytilidae'
  • 'Mulinia belongs to Mactridae'
  • 'Murex (Pterorhytis) conradi belongs to Murex (Pterorhytis)' according to Dall 1890
  • 'Murex (Pterorhytis) conradi is recombined as Pterorhytis conradi'
  • 'Murex macgintyi belongs to Murex' according to Smith 1938
  • 'Murex macgintyi is recombined as Murexiella macgintyi'
  • 'Murexiella belongs to Muricidae'
  • 'Muricacea belongs to Gymnoglossa'
  • 'Muricidae belongs to Muricacea'
  • 'Musculus belongs to Mytilidae'
  • 'Mya belongs to Myidae'
  • 'Myacea belongs to Myina'
  • 'Myidae belongs to Myacea'
  • 'Myina belongs to Myoida'
  • 'Myoida belongs to Pteriomorphia'
  • 'Mysella belongs to Leptonidae'
  • 'Mysella beaufortensis belongs to Mysella'
  • 'Mytilacea belongs to Mytiloida'
  • 'Mytilidae belongs to Mytilacea'
  • 'Mytiloida belongs to Pteriomorphia'
  • 'Mytilus belongs to Mytilidae'
  • 'Nassa cornelliana belongs to Nassa' according to Olsson 1914
  • 'Nassa cornelliana is recombined as Nassaria cornelliana'
  • 'Nassariidae belongs to Buccinacea'
  • 'Nassarius belongs to Nassariidae'
  • 'Naticidae belongs to Gymnoglossa'
  • 'Noetia belongs to Noetiidae'
  • 'Noetiidae belongs to Arcacea'
  • 'Nucula belongs to Nuculidae'
  • 'Nucula pilkeyi belongs to Nucula'
  • 'Nuculacea belongs to Nuculoida'
  • 'Nuculana belongs to Nuculanidae'
  • 'Nuculanacea belongs to Nuculoida'
  • 'Nuculanidae belongs to Nuculanacea'
  • 'Nuculidae belongs to Nuculacea'
  • 'Nuculoida belongs to Palaeotaxodonta'
  • 'Odostomia belongs to Pyramidellidae'
  • 'Olivella belongs to Olividae'
  • 'Olividae belongs to Volutacea'
  • 'Orinella belongs to Pyramidellidae'
  • 'Orinella beaufortensis belongs to Orinella'
  • 'Ostrea virginica belongs to Ostrea' according to Gmelin 1791
  • 'Ostrea virginica is recombined as Crassostrea virginica'
  • 'Ostreacea belongs to Ostreina'
  • 'Ostreidae belongs to Ostreacea'
  • 'Ostreina belongs to Pterioida'
  • 'Palaeotaxodonta belongs to Pelecypoda'
  • 'Pandora belongs to Pandoridae'
  • 'Pandoracea belongs to Pholadomyoida'
  • 'Pandoridae belongs to Pandoracea'
  • 'Panope is corrected as Panopea and belongs to Hiatellidae'
  • 'Paramya belongs to Myidae'
  • 'Pecten (Chlamys) eboreus belongs to Pecten (Chlamys)' according to Mansfield 1936
  • 'Pectinacea belongs to Pteriina'
  • 'Pectinidae belongs to Pectinacea'
  • 'Pelecypoda belongs to Mollusca'
  • 'Periplomatidae belongs to Pandoracea'
  • 'Petricola belongs to Petricolidae'
  • 'Petricolidae belongs to Veneracea'
  • 'Phacoides (Bellucina) belongs to Phacoides' according to Dall 1901
  • 'Phacoides (Bellucina) waccamawensis belongs to Phacoides (Bellucina)' according to Dall 1903
  • 'Phacoides (Bellucina) waccamawensis is recombined as Bellucina waccamawensis'
  • 'Phacoides (Parvilucina) was reranked as Parvilucina and belongs to Lucinidae'
  • 'Phlyctiderma belongs to Ungulinidae'
  • 'Phlyctiderma heroni belongs to Phlyctiderma'
  • 'Pholadacea belongs to Pholadina'
  • 'Pholadidae belongs to Pholadacea'
  • 'Pholadina belongs to Myoida'
  • 'Pholadomyoida belongs to Anomalodesmata'
  • 'Pitar belongs to Veneridae'
  • 'Placunomia fragosa belongs to Placunomia' according to Conrad 1875
  • 'Placunomia fragosa is recombined as Pododesmus fragosus'
  • 'Pleuromeris belongs to Carditidae'
  • 'Pleuromeris auroraensis belongs to Pleuromeris'
  • 'Plicatula belongs to Plicatulidae'
  • 'Plicatulidae belongs to Pectinacea'
  • 'Pododesmus belongs to Anomiidae'
  • 'Polinices belongs to Naticidae'
  • 'Poromyacea belongs to Septibranchia'
  • 'Prosobranchia belongs to Gastropoda'
  • 'Prunum belongs to Marginellidae'
  • 'Ptenoglossa was reranked as a order and belongs to Prosobranchia'
  • 'Pteriina belongs to Pterioida'
  • 'Pterioida belongs to Pteriomorphia'
  • 'Pteriomorphia belongs to Pelecypoda'
  • 'Pteromeris belongs to Carditidae'
  • 'Pterorhytis belongs to Muricidae'
  • 'Pterorhytis was reranked as Murex (Pterorhytis) and belongs to Murex' according to
  • 'Ptychosalpinx (Paranassa) belongs to Ptychosalpinx' according to
  • 'Ptychosalpinx (Paranassa) granifera belongs to Ptychosalpinx (Paranassa)' according to Conrad 1868
  • 'Ptychosalpinx (Paranassa) granifera is recombined as Nassarius granifera'
  • 'Ptychosalpinx scalaspira belongs to Ptychosalpinx' according to Conrad 1868
  • 'Ptychosalpinx scalaspira is recombined as Nassarius scalaspira'
  • 'Pyramidellacea belongs to Pyramidelloida'
  • 'Pyramidellidae belongs to Pyramidellacea'
  • 'Pyramidelloida belongs to Euthyneura'
  • 'Pyrgiscus belongs to Pyramidellidae'
  • 'Quadrilatera belongs to Arcidae'
  • 'Raeta belongs to Mactridae'
  • 'Rangia belongs to Mactridae'
  • 'Ringicula belongs to Ringiculidae'
  • 'Ringiculidae belongs to Pyramidellacea'
  • 'Rissoa belongs to Rissoidae'
  • 'Rissoacea belongs to Archaeogastropoda'
  • 'Rissoidae belongs to Rissoacea'
  • 'Saxicava pectorosa belongs to Saxicava' according to Conrad 1834
  • 'Saxicava pectorosa is recombined as Petricola pectorosa'
  • 'Scaphopoda belongs to Mollusca'
  • 'Sedilia belongs to Turridae'
  • 'Seila belongs to Cerithiadae'
  • 'Semele belongs to Semelidae'
  • 'Semelidae belongs to Tellinacea'
  • 'Septibranchia belongs to Anomalodesmata'
  • 'Serpula granifera belongs to Serpula' according to Say 1824
  • 'Serpula granifera is recombined as Serpulorbis granifera'
  • 'Serpulorbis belongs to Vermetidae'
  • 'Siliquaria carolinensis belongs to Siliquaria' according to Conrad 1863
  • 'Siliquaria carolinensis is recombined as Tagelus plebius carolinensis'
  • 'Siphonodentaliidae belongs to Scaphopoda'
  • 'Solecurtidae belongs to Tellinacea'
  • 'Solenacea belongs to Veneroida'
  • 'Sphenia belongs to Myidae'
  • 'Spisula belongs to Mactridae'
  • 'Sportella belongs to Sportellidae'
  • 'Sportellidae belongs to Cyamiacea'
  • 'Stewartia belongs to Lucinidae'
  • 'Strioterebrum belongs to Terebridae'
  • 'Strombiformis biconica belongs to Strombiformis' according to Gardner 1948
  • 'Strombiformis biconica is recombined as Balcis biconica'
  • 'Strombiformis juncea belongs to Strombiformis' according to Gardner 1948
  • 'Strombiformis juncea is recombined as Eulima juncea'
  • 'Tagelus belongs to Solecurtidae'
  • 'Tectonatica belongs to Naticidae'
  • 'Teinostoma belongs to Vitrinellidae'
  • 'Teinostoma beaufortensis belongs to Teinostoma'
  • 'Tellina belongs to Tellinidae'
  • 'Tellinacea belongs to Veneroida'
  • 'Tellinidae belongs to Tellinacea'
  • 'Terebridae belongs to Volutacea'
  • 'Thracia belongs to Thraciidae'
  • 'Thracia brioni belongs to Thracia'
  • 'Thraciidae belongs to Pandoracea'
  • 'Tornacea belongs to Archaeogastropoda'
  • 'Tornidae belongs to Tornacea'
  • 'Trigonostoma belongs to Cancellariidae'
  • 'Triphora belongs to Triphoridae'
  • 'Triphoridae belongs to Cerithiacea'
  • 'Trivia belongs to Eratoidae'
  • 'Trochacea belongs to Archaeogastropoda'
  • 'Trochidae belongs to Trochacea'
  • 'Turbonilla belongs to Pyramidellidae'
  • 'Turridae belongs to Volutacea'
  • 'Turritella belongs to Turritellidae'
  • 'Turritella beaufortensis belongs to Turritella'
  • 'Turritellidae belongs to Cerithiacea'
  • 'Ungulinidae belongs to Lucinacea'
  • 'Urosalpinx belongs to Muricidae'
  • 'Uzita chowanensis belongs to Uzita' according to Gardner 1948
  • 'Uzita chowanensis is recombined as Nassarius chowanensis'
  • 'Veneracea belongs to Veneroida'
  • 'Venericardia granulata belongs to Venericardia' according to Say 1824
  • 'Venericardia granulata is recombined as Cyclocardia granulata'
  • 'Veneridae belongs to Veneracea'
  • 'Veneroida belongs to Heterodonta'
  • 'Venus permagna belongs to Venus' according to Conrad 1838
  • 'Venus permagna is recombined as Mercenaria permagna'
  • 'Vermetidae belongs to Cerithiacea'
  • 'Vermicularia belongs to Vermicularidae'
  • 'Vermicularidae belongs to Cerithiacea'
  • 'Verticordia belongs to Verticordiidae'
  • 'Verticordia lockei belongs to Verticordia'
  • 'Verticordiidae belongs to Poromyacea'
  • 'Vexillum belongs to Mitridae'
  • 'Vitricythara belongs to Turridae'
  • 'Vitrinellidae belongs to Rissoacea'
  • 'Volutacea belongs to Gymnoglossa'
  • 'Volutidae belongs to Volutacea'
  • 'Volutifusus belongs to Volutidae'