Marine Species Traits - Venus gregaria McCoy, 1847 †

Traits name details

Venus gregaria McCoy, 1847 †

AphiaID

1737936 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1737936)

Classification

Status

uncertain > unassessed (Invalid: junior homonym of Venus gregaria Partsch, 1841)

Rank

Species

Parent

Venus Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Venus gregaria McCoy, 1847 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

McCoy, F. (1847). On the fossil botany and zoology of the rocks associated with the coal of Australia. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 20(134): 145-157, 226-236, 298-312, plates 9-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2279059
page(s): 305, pl. 16, fig. 5 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Venus gregaria McCoy, 1847 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1737936 on 2025-09-15

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Venus gregaria McCoy, 1847 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1737936 on 2025-09-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2024-02-17 21:32:22Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2024-03-11 08:37:11Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

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Sources (1)

original description McCoy, F. (1847). On the fossil botany and zoology of the rocks associated with the coal of Australia. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 20(134): 145-157, 226-236, 298-312, plates 9-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2279059
page(s): 305, pl. 16, fig. 5 [details]