Range: 29.8°N to 12.9°N; 89.7°W to 61°W Depth: 0 to 2 m Maximum Reported Size: 21 mm
Synonymy
Venus pygmaea Lamarck, 1818 Cardita ovata C. B. Adams, 1845 Venus inaequivalvis d'Orbigny, 1853
Details
Venus pygmaea Lamarck, 1818, [Basis of the current name] Range: 29.8°N to 12.9°N; 89.7°W to 61.2°W Depth: 0 to 2 m Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; Mexico: Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Mustique References: Rice & Kornicker (1965) W; Turgeon et al. (1998) c; Hewitt (2005a) dSE; ANSP N
Venus inaequivalvisd'Orbigny, 1853, p. 277-278, pl. 26, figs. 38-40 [Synonymy uncertain] Attributed to: d'Orbigny (1842) Type Locality: Cuba, près de la Havane; Martinique; Florida Range: 25°N to 14.8°N; 82.5°W to 61°W Maximum Reported Size: 10 mm Distribution: USA: Florida; Cuba: North Havana Province; Martinique
Cardita ovataC. B. Adams, 1845, p. 9, Not figured [Synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: Jamaica Range: 18°N ; 77°W Maximum Reported Size: 21 mm Distribution: Jamaica References: C. B. Adams (1845) NSEW; Rosenberg (herein) s?
Partial List of References
Adams, C. B. 1845. Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 2 1-17. [Stated date: -- Jan 1845.] d'Orbigny, A. 1853. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 [iv] + 225-380, pls. 26-28?.