Venus concentrica Born, 1778, [Basis of the current name] Range: 22°N to 28°S; 86.8°W to 35°W Depth: 0 to 60 m Maximum Reported Size: 65 mm Distribution: Mexico: Quintana Roo; Venezuela: Isla Margarita; Cuba References: Ekdale (1974) W Combining Genera: Artemis Cytherea
Dosinia brasiliensis White, 1887, [Synonymy uncertain] References: Rios (1985) s Comments: Synonym doubtful; described as a Cretaceous fossil.
Artemis distans Sowerby II, 1852, [Synonym] References: Fischer-Piette & Delmas (1967) s
Dosinia floridanaConrad, 1866, p. 280, pl. 15, fig. 4 [Synonym] Type Locality: Florida Keys, Gulf of Mexico Maximum Reported Size: 45 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys References: Conrad (1866) NSEWM; Fischer-Piette & Delmas (1967) s Comments: Type locality is erroneous if synonymy is correct.
Cytherea patagonica Philippi, 1844, [Synonym] Type Locality: Patagonia [in error d'Orbigny (1846: 553)] Comments: Non d'Orbigny, 1842. Combining Genera: Artemis
Venus philippiid'Orbigny, 1846, p. 553, [Philippi 1844, pl. 2, fig. 1] [Synonym] Type Locality: Patagonia [in error d'Orbigny (1846: 553)] Range: 14.5°N to 23°S; 61°W to 43°W Maximum Reported Size: 51 mm Distribution: Martinique, Brazil: Rio de Janeiro References: d'Orbigny (1846) NSEWM; Fischer-Piette & Delmas (1967) s Comments: Replacement name for Cytherea patagonica Philippi, 1844, non Venus patagonica d'Orbigny, 1842; both were placed in Venus by d'Orbigny (1846).
Conrad, T. A. 1866. Descriptions of new marine bivalve Mollusca American Journal of Conchology 2 280-282, pl. 15. [Stated date: 01 Jul 1866.] d'Orbigny, A. 1846. Mollusques Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale 5 489-728 [and 729-758?]. P. Bertrand: Paris. [True date: -- --- 1846.]
