WoRMS name details
Venus rigida Dillwyn, 1817
544704 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:544704)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): 164; note: based on Chemnitz (1782), vol. 6, p. 308. pl. 29 fig. 303 [details]
page(s): 164; note: based on Chemnitz (1782), vol. 6, p. 308. pl. 29 fig. 303 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Venus rigida Dillwyn, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=544704 on 2026-07-19
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Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): 164; note: based on Chemnitz (1782), vol. 6, p. 308. pl. 29 fig. 303 [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 164; note: based on Chemnitz (1782), vol. 6, p. 308. pl. 29 fig. 303 [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
