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Venericardia Lamarck, 1801

137745 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137745)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Archiheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Carditida (Order)
  9. Carditoidea (Superfamily)
  10. Carditidae (Family)
  11. Venericardiinae (Subfamily)
  12. Venericardia (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Venus imbricata Gmelin, 1791 † accepted as Venericardia imbricata (Gmelin, 1791) † (type by subsequent designation)
Venericardiinae Chavan, 1969
Cardita (Venericardia) Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Venericardia (Venericardia) Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted (subgenus division not in use)
Venericardita [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (of Venericardia Lamarck, 1801)
Venericardium [sic] † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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  1. Species Venericardia columnaria Hedley & May, 1908
  2. Species Venericardia australis Lamarck, 1818 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  3. Subgenus Venericardia (Cardiocardita) Anton, 1838 accepted as Cardiocardita Anton, 1838 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Subgenus Venericardia (Cyclocardia) Conrad, 1867 accepted as Cyclocardia Conrad, 1867 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Species Venericardia (Cyclocardia) alaskana Dall, 1903 accepted as Cyclocardia crebricostata (A. Krause, 1885) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      2. Species Venericardia (Cyclocardia) armilla Dall, 1903 accepted as Pleuromeris armilla (Dall, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      3. Species Venericardia (Cyclocardia) astartoides (E. von Martens, 1878) accepted as Cyclocardia astartoides (E. von Martens, 1878) accepted as Cyclocardia antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1907) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      4. Species Venericardia (Cyclocardia) erimoensis Tiba, 1972 accepted as Cyclocardia rjabininae (Scarlato, 1955)
      5. Species Venericardia (Cyclocardia) ferruginea Clessin, 1888 accepted as Cyclocardia ferruginea (Clessin, 1888) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      6. Species Venericardia (Cyclocardia) incisa Dall, 1903 accepted as Cyclocardia incisa (Dall, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      7. Species Venericardia (Cyclocardia) isaotakii Tiba, 1972 accepted as Cyclocardia isaotakii (Tiba, 1972) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      8. Species Venericardia (Cyclocardia) moniliata Dall, 1903 accepted as Cyclocardia moniliata (Dall, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
      9. Species Venericardia (Cyclocardia) morsei Dall, 1918 accepted as Cyclocardia borealis (Conrad, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      10. Species Venericardia (Cyclocardia) nodulosa Dall, 1919 accepted as Cyclocardia bailyi (J. Q. Burch, 1944) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      11. Species Venericardia (Cyclocardia) paucicostata (A. Krause, 1885) accepted as Cyclocardia crassidens (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      12. Species Venericardia (Cyclocardia) rudis Dall, 1903 accepted as Cyclocardia crassidens (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
      13. Species Venericardia (Cyclocardia) stearnsii Dall, 1903 accepted as Coanicardita ventricosa (A. A. Gould, 1850) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    2. Subgenus Venericardia (Megacardita) Sacco, 1899 accepted as Megacardita Sacco, 1899 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
      1. Subgenus Venericardia (Miodontiscus) Dall, 1903 accepted as Miodontiscus Dall, 1903 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
        1. Subgenus Venericardia (Pleuromeris) Conrad, 1867 accepted as Pleuromeris Conrad, 1867 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
          1. Species Venericardia (Pleuromeris) bollonsi Suter, 1907 accepted as Pleuromeris zelandica (Deshayes, 1854) (junior subjective synonym)
          2. Species Venericardia (Pleuromeris) marshalli Marwick, 1924 accepted as Pleuromeris marshalli (Marwick, 1924) (superseded combination)
          3. Species Venericardia (Pleuromeris) miniscula Bartrum & A. W. B. Powell, 1928 accepted as Pleuromeris miniscula (Bartrum & A. W. B. Powell, 1928) †
          4. Species Venericardia (Pleuromeris) perplana (Conrad, 1841) accepted as Pteromeris perplana (Conrad, 1841) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
          5. Species Venericardia (Pleuromeris) prolutea Marwick, 1929 accepted as Pleuromeris prolutea (Marwick, 1929) † (superseded combination)
          6. Species Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tridentata Say, 1826 represented as Pleuromeris tridentata (Say, 1826)
        2. Subgenus Venericardia (Pteromeris) Conrad, 1862 accepted as Pteromeris Conrad, 1862 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
          1. Subgenus Venericardia (Venericardia) Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Venericardia Lamarck, 1801 (subgenus division not in use)
            1. Subgenus Venericardia (Vimentum) Iredale, 1925 accepted as Vimentum Iredale, 1925 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
            2. Species Venericardia aculeata (Poli, 1795) accepted as Centrocardita aculeata (Poli, 1795) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
            3. Species Venericardia africana Bartsch, 1915 accepted as Coripia elata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892)
            4. Species Venericardia agulhasensis Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931 accepted as Coripia agulhasensis (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
            5. Species Venericardia alaskana Dall, 1903 accepted as Cyclocardia crebricostata (A. Krause, 1885) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
            6. Species Venericardia amabilis (Deshayes, 1854) accepted as Purpurocardia amabilis (Deshayes, 1854)
            7. Species Venericardia antiquata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Cardites antiquatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
            8. Species Venericardia armilla Dall, 1903 accepted as Pleuromeris armilla (Dall, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
            9. Species Venericardia australis Lamarck, 1818 sensu Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 accepted as Cardita quoyi Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Purpurocardia purpurata (Deshayes, 1854) (unaccepted > misapplication, named Cardita quoyi by Deshayes 1854)
            10. Species Venericardia barbarensis Stearns, 1890 accepted as Hippocampocardia barbarensis (Stearns, 1890) (original combination)
            11. Species Venericardia bicolor (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Cardites bicolor (Lamarck, 1819)
            12. Species Venericardia bollonsi Suter, 1907 accepted as Pleuromeris zelandica (Deshayes, 1854) (junior subjective synonym)
            13. Species Venericardia borealis (Conrad, 1832) accepted as Cyclocardia borealis (Conrad, 1832)
            14. Species Venericardia cardioides (Reeve, 1843), sensu Lamprell & Whitehead, 1992 accepted as Centrocardita squamigera (Deshayes, 1832) (misapplication)
            15. Species Venericardia cipangoana Yokoyama, 1920 accepted as Megacardita ferruginosa (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
            16. Species Venericardia corbis (R. A. Philippi, 1836) sensu Suter, 1906 accepted as Pleuromeris marshalli (Marwick, 1924) (unaccepted > misapplication)
            17. Species Venericardia crassicostata G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 accepted as Cardites crassicostatus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
            18. Species Venericardia crebricostata (A. Krause, 1885) accepted as Cyclocardia crebricostata (A. Krause, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
            19. Species Venericardia delicata Verco, 1908 accepted as Venericardia delicatum Verco, 1908 accepted as Purpurocardia amabilis (Deshayes, 1854)
            20. Species Venericardia delicatum Verco, 1908 accepted as Purpurocardia amabilis (Deshayes, 1854) (incorrect gender ending)
            21. Species Venericardia dilecta (E. A. Smith, 1885) accepted as Vimentum dilectum (E. A. Smith, 1885)
            22. Species Venericardia elata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892) accepted as Coripia elata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892)
            23. Species Venericardia excelsior Verco, 1908 accepted as Vimentum dilectum (E. A. Smith, 1885)
            24. Species Venericardia flammea Michelin, 1831 accepted as Strophocardia megastropha (J. E. Gray, 1825)
            25. Species Venericardia fortisculpta Barnard, 1964 accepted as Coripia fortisculpta (Barnard, 1964) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
            26. Species Venericardia gouldii Dall, 1903 accepted as Cyclocardia gouldii (Dall, 1903)
            27. Species Venericardia hirasei Dall, 1918 accepted as Centrocardita hirasei (Dall, 1918)
            28. Species Venericardia incisa Dall, 1903 accepted as Cyclocardia incisa (Dall, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
            29. Species Venericardia kiiensis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1913) accepted as Megacardita ferruginosa (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
            30. Species Venericardia lutea F. W. Hutton, 1880 accepted as Pleuromeris zelandica (Deshayes, 1854) (unncessary replacement name for Cardita zelandica Deshayes, 1854)
            31. Species Venericardia marshalli Marwick, 1924 accepted as Pleuromeris marshalli (Marwick, 1924) (superseded combination)
            32. Species Venericardia megastropha J. E. Gray, 1825 accepted as Strophocardia megastropha (J. E. Gray, 1825) (original combination)
            33. Species Venericardia millegrana Nomura & Zinbo, 1934 accepted as Centrocardita millegrana (Nomura & Zinbo, 1934)
            34. Species Venericardia minima (E. A. Smith, 1904) accepted as Coripia agulhasensis (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931)
            35. Species Venericardia moniliata Dall, 1903 accepted as Cyclocardia moniliata (Dall, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
            36. Species Venericardia morsei Dall, 1891 accepted as Cyclocardia borealis (Conrad, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
            37. Species Venericardia nodulosa Dall, 1919 accepted as Cyclocardia bailyi (J. Q. Burch, 1944) (unaccepted > junior homonym)
            38. Species Venericardia nuculoides Barnard, 1964 accepted as Coripia nuculoides (Barnard, 1964)
            39. Species Venericardia obliqua K. J. Bush, 1885 accepted as Pteromeris perplana (Conrad, 1841)
            40. Species Venericardia perplana (Conrad, 1841) accepted as Pteromeris perplana (Conrad, 1841)
            41. Species Venericardia prolongata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) accepted as Miodontiscus prolongatus (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
            42. Species Venericardia propelutea Cotton, 1930 accepted as Purpurocardia bimaculata (Deshayes, 1854)
            43. Species Venericardia purpurata (Deshayes, 1854) accepted as Purpurocardia purpurata (Deshayes, 1854) (superseded combination)
            44. Species Venericardia pygmaea Kuroda & Habe, 1951 accepted as Pleuromeris pygmaea (Kuroda & Habe, 1951)
            45. Species Venericardia quadriangulata Nomura & Zinbo, 1934 accepted as Centrocardita quadriangulata (Nomura & Zinbo, 1934) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
            46. Species Venericardia quoyi (Deshayes, 1854) accepted as Purpurocardia purpurata (Deshayes, 1854) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
            47. Species Venericardia reinga A. W. B. Powell, 1933 accepted as Purpurocardia reinga (A. W. B. Powell, 1933) (superseded combination)
            48. Species Venericardia squamigera Deshayes, 1832 accepted as Centrocardita squamigera (Deshayes, 1832)
            49. Species Venericardia stearnsii Dall, 1903 accepted as Cyclocardia ventricosa (A. A. Gould, 1850) accepted as Coanicardita ventricosa (A. A. Gould, 1850) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
            50. Species Venericardia tankervillii W. Wood, 1828 accepted as Cardiocardita tankervillii (W. Wood, 1828)
            51. Species Venericardia toneana Yokoyama, 1922 accepted as Carditellopsis toneana (Yokoyama, 1922) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
            52. Species Venericardia tridentata Say, 1826 accepted as Pleuromeris tridentata (Say, 1826) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
            53. Species Venericardia ventricosa (A. A. Gould, 1850) accepted as Coanicardita ventricosa (A. A. Gould, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
            54. Species Venericardia yatesi R. Arnold, 1907 accepted as Miodontiscus prolongatus (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
            55. Species Venericardia zelandica Potiez & Michaud, 1844 accepted as Austrovenus stutchburyi (W. Wood, 1828) (junior subjective synonym)
            marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
            recent + fossil
            feminine
            Lamarck, J. B. de. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
            page(s): 123 [details] OpenAccess publication
            Note Type species designated by Schmidt (1818,...  
            Type species Type species designated by Schmidt (1818, über die beste Einrichtung...: 57). Children (1823) designated Venericardia planicosta, which is invalid. [details]
            MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Venericardia Lamarck, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137745 on 2026-09-28
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            Nomenclature

            original description Lamarck, J. B. de. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
            page(s): 123 [details] OpenAccess publication

            Other

            additional source Maxwell, P. A. (1969). Middle Tertiary Mollusca from North Otago and South Canterbury, New Zealand, with a review of New Zealand species of <i>Venericardia</i> (Carditidae, Pelecypoda). <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Geology.</em> 6(13): 155-185, pls. 1-3.
            page(s): 171 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

            subsequent type designation Schmidt F.C. 1818, Versuch über die beste Einrichtung zur Aufstellung: Behandlung und Aufbewahrung der verschiedenen Naturkörper und gegenṣtände der Kunst, vorzüglich der Conchylien-Sammlungen, nebst kurzer Beurtheilung der conchyliologischen Systeme und Schriften und einer tabellarischen Zusammenstellung und Vergleichung der sechs besten und neuesten conchyliologischen Systeme. Gotha, J. Perth, 252 pp. , available online at http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015061903053#view=1up;seq=15
            page(s): 57 [details] 

            		 
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            Type species Type species designated by Schmidt (1818, über die beste Einrichtung...: 57). Children (1823) designated Venericardia planicosta, which is invalid. [details]
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