WoRMS taxon details
Venericardia Lamarck, 1801
137745 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137745)
accepted
Genus
Venericardia imbricata (Gmelin, 1791) † (type by subsequent designation)
Cardita (Venericardia) Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted
Venericardia junneri Cox, 1952 † · accepted
Venericardita Habe, 1958 · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling)
Venericardium [sic] † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
- Species Venericardia columnaria Hedley & May, 1908
- Subgenus Venericardia (Cardiocardita) Anton, 1838 accepted as Cardiocardita Anton, 1838 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subgenus Venericardia (Megacardita) Sacco, 1899 accepted as Megacardita Sacco, 1899
- Subgenus Venericardia (Miodontiscus) Dall, 1903 accepted as Miodontiscus Dall, 1903
- Subgenus Venericardia (Pleuromeris) Conrad, 1867 accepted as Pleuromeris Conrad, 1867 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Venericardia (Pleuromeris) bollonsi Suter, 1907 accepted as Pleuromeris zelandica (Deshayes, 1854) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Venericardia (Pleuromeris) marshalli Marwick, 1924 accepted as Pleuromeris marshalli (Marwick, 1924) (superseded combination)
- Species Venericardia (Pleuromeris) miniscula Bartrum & A. W. B. Powell, 1928 accepted as Pleuromeris miniscula (Bartrum & A. W. B. Powell, 1928) †
- Species Venericardia (Pleuromeris) perplana (Conrad, 1841) accepted as Pteromeris perplana (Conrad, 1841) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Venericardia (Pleuromeris) prolutea Marwick, 1929 accepted as Pleuromeris prolutea (Marwick, 1929) † (superseded combination)
- Species Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tridentata Say, 1826 represented as Pleuromeris tridentata (Say, 1826)
- Subgenus Venericardia (Pteromeris) Conrad, 1862 accepted as Pteromeris Conrad, 1862
- Subgenus Venericardia (Vimentum) Iredale, 1925 accepted as Vimentum Iredale, 1925
- Species Venericardia aculeata (Poli, 1795) accepted as Centrocardita aculeata (Poli, 1795) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Venericardia africana Bartsch, 1915 accepted as Coripia elata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892)
- Species Venericardia agulhasensis Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931 accepted as Coripia agulhasensis (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931) (original combination)
- Species Venericardia alaskana Dall, 1903 accepted as Cyclocardia crebricostata (A. Krause, 1885)
- Species Venericardia amabilis (Deshayes, 1854) accepted as Purpurocardia amabilis (Deshayes, 1854)
- Species Venericardia antiquata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Cardites antiquatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Venericardia armilla Dall, 1903 accepted as Pleuromeris armilla (Dall, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Venericardia australis Lamarck, 1818 sensu Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 accepted as Cardita quoyi Deshayes, 1854 accepted as Purpurocardia purpurata (Deshayes, 1854) (misidentification; named Cardita quoyi by Deshayes 1854)
- Species Venericardia barbarensis Stearns, 1890 accepted as Hippocampocardia barbarensis (Stearns, 1890) (original combination)
- Species Venericardia bicolor (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Cardites bicolor (Lamarck, 1819)
- Species Venericardia bollonsi Suter, 1907 accepted as Pleuromeris zelandica (Deshayes, 1854) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Venericardia borealis (Conrad, 1832) accepted as Cyclocardia borealis (Conrad, 1832)
- Species Venericardia cardioides (Reeve, 1843), sensu Lamprell & Whitehead, 1992 accepted as Centrocardita squamigera (Deshayes, 1832) (misapplication)
- Species Venericardia cipangoana Yokoyama, 1920 accepted as Megacardita ferruginosa (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
- Species Venericardia corbis (R. A. Philippi, 1836) sensu Suter, 1906 accepted as Pleuromeris marshalli (Marwick, 1924) (unaccepted > misapplication)
- Species Venericardia crassicostata G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 accepted as Cardites crassicostatus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Venericardia delicata Verco, 1908 accepted as Venericardia delicatum Verco, 1908 accepted as Purpurocardia amabilis (Deshayes, 1854)
- Species Venericardia delicatum Verco, 1908 accepted as Purpurocardia amabilis (Deshayes, 1854) (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Venericardia dilecta (E. A. Smith, 1885) accepted as Vimentum dilectum (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Venericardia elata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892) accepted as Coripia elata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892)
- Species Venericardia excelsior Verco, 1908 accepted as Vimentum dilectum (E. A. Smith, 1885)
- Species Venericardia ferruginea Clessin, 1888 accepted as Cyclocardia ferruginea (Clessin, 1888) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Venericardia flammea Michelin, 1831 accepted as Strophocardia megastropha (J. E. Gray, 1825)
- Species Venericardia fortisculpta Barnard, 1964 accepted as Coripia fortisculpta (Barnard, 1964)
- Species Venericardia gouldii Dall, 1903 accepted as Cyclocardia gouldii (Dall, 1903)
- Species Venericardia hirasei Dall, 1918 accepted as Centrocardita hirasei (Dall, 1918)
- Species Venericardia incisa Dall, 1903 accepted as Cyclocardia incisa (Dall, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Venericardia kiiensis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1913) accepted as Megacardita ferruginosa (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
- Species Venericardia lutea F. W. Hutton, 1880 accepted as Pleuromeris zelandica (Deshayes, 1854) (unncessary replacement name for Cardita zelandica Deshayes, 1854)
- Species Venericardia marshalli Marwick, 1924 accepted as Pleuromeris marshalli (Marwick, 1924) (superseded combination)
- Species Venericardia megastropha J. E. Gray, 1825 accepted as Strophocardia megastropha (J. E. Gray, 1825) (original combination)
- Species Venericardia millegrana Nomura & Zinbo, 1934 accepted as Centrocardita millegrana (Nomura & Zinbo, 1934)
- Species Venericardia minima (E. A. Smith, 1904) accepted as Coripia agulhasensis (Jaeckel & Thiele, 1931)
- Species Venericardia moniliata Dall, 1903 accepted as Cyclocardia moniliata (Dall, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Venericardia morsei Dall, 1891 accepted as Cyclocardia borealis (Conrad, 1832) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Venericardia nodulosa Dall, 1919 accepted as Cyclocardia bailyi (J. Q. Burch, 1944) (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Species Venericardia nuculoides Barnard, 1964 accepted as Coripia nuculoides (Barnard, 1964)
- Species Venericardia obliqua K. J. Bush, 1885 accepted as Pteromeris perplana (Conrad, 1841)
- Species Venericardia perplana (Conrad, 1841) accepted as Pteromeris perplana (Conrad, 1841)
- Species Venericardia prolongata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) accepted as Miodontiscus prolongatus (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Venericardia propelutea Cotton, 1930 accepted as Purpurocardia bimaculata (Deshayes, 1854)
- Species Venericardia purpurata (Deshayes, 1854) accepted as Purpurocardia purpurata (Deshayes, 1854) (superseded combination)
- Species Venericardia pygmaea Kuroda & Habe, 1951 accepted as Pleuromeris pygmaea (Kuroda & Habe, 1951)
- Species Venericardia quadriangulata Nomura & Zinbo, 1934 accepted as Centrocardita quadriangulata (Nomura & Zinbo, 1934) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Venericardia quoyi (Deshayes, 1854) accepted as Purpurocardia purpurata (Deshayes, 1854) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Venericardia reinga A. W. B. Powell, 1933 accepted as Purpurocardia reinga (A. W. B. Powell, 1933) (superseded combination)
- Species Venericardia rudis Dall, 1903 accepted as Cyclocardia crassidens (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
- Species Venericardia squamigera Deshayes, 1832 accepted as Centrocardita squamigera (Deshayes, 1832)
- Species Venericardia stearnsii Dall, 1903 accepted as Cyclocardia ventricosa (A. Gould, 1850) accepted as Coanicardita ventricosa (A. Gould, 1850) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Venericardia tankervillii W. Wood, 1828 accepted as Cardiocardita tankervillii (W. Wood, 1828)
- Species Venericardia toneana Yokoyama, 1922 accepted as Carditellopsis toneana (Yokoyama, 1922) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Venericardia tridentata Say, 1826 accepted as Pleuromeris tridentata (Say, 1826) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Venericardia ventricosa (A. Gould, 1850) accepted as Coanicardita ventricosa (A. Gould, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Venericardia yatesi Arnold, 1907 accepted as Miodontiscus prolongatus (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Venericardia zelandica Potiez & Michaud, 1844 accepted as Austrovenus stutchburyi (W. Wood, 1828) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Venericardia australis Lamarck, 1818 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Lamarck, J. B. (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]
page(s): 123 [details]
Note Children (1823) designated Venericardia planicosta
Type species Children (1823) designated Venericardia planicosta [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Venericardia Lamarck, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137745 on 2025-05-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Lamarck, J. B. (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]
page(s): 123 [details]
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 Venericardia (Carditidae, Pelecypoda). Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Geology, 6(13): 155-185, pls. 1-3.
page(s): 171 [details]
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]
page(s): 171 [details]
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]




From editor or global species database
Type species Children (1823) designated Venericardia planicosta [details]