Venus mercenariaLinnaeus, 1758, p. 686, [List. angl. t. 8, fig. 33] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Pensylvania; montibus Sveciae fossilis Range: 49°N to 30°N; 80°W to 65°W Depth: 0 to 15 m Maximum Reported Size: 125 mm Distribution: Canada: Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Florida: East Florida References: Perkins (1869); Procter (1933:37) M; Long Island Shell Club (1988) D Comments: Introduced to the Eastern Atlantic and Eastern Pacific. Combining Genera: Crassivenus
Venus mercenaria var. albaDall, 1902b, p. 377, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated Range: 40°N to 37.1°N; 76°W to 74°W Distribution: USA: New Jersey, Virginia References: B. B. Baker (1951) SW; Lowden (1965) NE
Venus (Venus) cyprinoidesAnton, 1838, p. 9, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated Comments: Non Wood, 1828.
Venus notata Say, 1822, [Synonym] Range: 40°N to 37.1°N; 76°W to 74°W Distribution: USA: New Jersey, Virginia References: B. B. Baker (1951) SW; Lowden (1965) NE
Cyclus obliquus Anton, 1837, [Synonym]
Venus mercenaria var. radiataDall, 1902b, p. 377, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated Comments: Non Dillwyn, 1817.
Meretrix rutila Sternheimer, 1957, [Synonym]
Venus subradiata Palmer, 1927, [Synonym] Comments: New name for Venus radiata Dall, 1902, non Dillwyn, 1817.
Mercenaria violacea Schumacher, 1817, [Objective synonym of valid name]
Partial List of References
Anton, H. E. 1838. Verzeichniss der Conchylien xvi + 110 pp. [Stated date: 09 Oct 1838.] Dall, W. H. 1902. Synopsis of the family Veneridae and of the North American Recent species Proceedings of the United States National Museum 26(1312) 335-412, pl. 12-16. [True date: 29 Dec 1902.] Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden].
