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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Veneroidea: Chioninae

Anomalocardia cuneimeris (Conrad, 1846)


Range: 30.3°N to 20°N; 91°W to 80°W
Depth: 0 to 4 m
Maximum Reported Size: 18  mm

Synonymy

Anomalocardia flexuosa auct. non Linnaeus, 1767
Anomalocardia brasiliana auct. non Gmelin, 1791
Anomalocardia impressa auct. non Anton, 1837
Venus cuneimeris Conrad, 1846
Chione cuneimeris (Conrad, 1846) 
Venus puella Pfeiffer, 1846
Venus auberiana d'Orbigny, 1853
Venus rostrata Sowerby II, 1853

Details


Venus cuneimeris Conrad, 1846,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 27.7°N to 21.5°N; 86.8°W to 81°W
Depth: 6 to 4 m
Maximum Reported Size: 18 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida; Mexico: Quintana Roo
References: Perry & Schwengel (1955) EM; Sykes & Hall (1970) LlN; Ekdale (1974) SW
Combining Genera:  Chione

Venus auberiana d'Orbigny, 1853, p. 277, pl. 26, figs. 35-37
[Synonym]
Attributed to: d'Orbigny (1842)
Type Locality: Cuba, près de la Havane
Range: 30.3°N to 20°N; 91°W to 80°W
Depth: 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 13 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas; Cuba: North Havana Province
References: d'Orbigny (1853) M; Cooley (1978) N; Mikkelsen (2005) s

Anomalocardia brasiliana auct. non Gmelin, 1791, 
[Not available]
References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s (of A. auberiana)
Comments: Misidentification by Lermond (1936).

Anomalocardia flexuosa auct. non Linnaeus, 1767, 
[Not available]
References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s (of A. auberiana)
Comments: Misidentification.

Anomalocardia impressa auct. non Anton, 1837, 
[Not available]
References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s (of A. auberiana)
Comments: Misidentification by Melvill (1880).

Venus puella Pfeiffer, 1846, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Dall (1902b) s

Venus rostrata Sowerby II, 1853, 
[Synonym]
References: Mikkelsen & Bieler (2004) s (of A. auberiana)


Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1853. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 [iv] + 225-380, pls. 26-28?.

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