Venus gemmaTotten, 1834, p. 367, figs. 2a-d [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Provincetown, Cape Cod, Massachusetts; Newport Harbor, Rhode Island Range: 52°N to 20°N; 91°W to 57°W Depth: 0 to 11 m (live 0 m) Maximum Reported Size: 3.8 mm Distribution: Canada: Labrador, Nova Scotia; USA: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Texas; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Quintana Roo; Bahamas, Cuba: Villa Clara References: Totten (1834) dM; Perkins (1869); Bousfield (1964) NE; Vokes & Vokes (1983) SW; Lyons (1989b) D Comments: Introduced in Puget Sound, Eastern Pacific. According to Abbott (1974) introduced to various West Indian localities by migrating birds. Combining Genera: Totteniana
Gemma fretensisRehder, 1939, p. 18-19, pl. 6, figs. 8-9 [Synonym] Type Locality: Crab Meadow State Park, Long Island Sound, Long Island, New York Range: 40.93°N ; 73.33°W Maximum Reported Size: 3.7 mm Distribution: USA: New York References: Rehder (1939) NSEWM
Venus manhattensis Prime, 1862, [Synonym]
Cyrena purpurea Lea, 1842, [Synonym] Range: 21.4°N to 18°N; 86.8°W to 67°W Distribution: Mexico: Quintana Roo References: Ekdale (1974) NW
Partial List of References
Rehder, H. A. 1939. New marine mollusks from the Western Atlantic Nautilus 53 16-21, pl. 6. [Stated date: -- Jul 1939.] Totten, J. G. 1834. Description of some new shells, belonging to the coast of New England American Journal of Science and Arts 26 366-369, 1 pl. [Stated date: -- Jul 1834.]