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Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815 
AphiaID: 243

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Veneroida (Order) > Veneroidea (Superfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Veneroidea
Synonymised
taxa
  Callocardiinae Dall, 1895
Chioninae Frizzell, 1936
Clementiinae Frizzell, 1936
Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853
Gemminae Dall, 1895
Gouldiinae Stewart, 1930
Lioconchinae Habe, 1977
Meretricinae Gray, 1847
Samarangiinae Keen, 1969
Sunettinae Stoliczka, 1870
Tapetinae Gray, 1851
Venerinae Rafinesque, 1815
Sources  basis of record: Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Bieler R., Carter J.G. & Coan E.V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia 52(2): 1-184. [details]

redescription: Coan E.V. & Valentich-Scott P. (2012) Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Dutch artemisschelpen  [details]
Dutch tapijtschelpen  [details]
Dutch venusschelpen  [details]
English venus shells  [details]
Swedish venusmusslor  [details]
Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Genus Agriopoma Dall, 1902
Genus Amiantis Carpenter, 1864
Genus Anomalocardia Schumacher, 1817
Genus Anomalodiscus Dall, 1902
Genus Antigona Schumacher, 1817
Genus Aphrodora Jukes-Browne, 1914
Genus Asaphinoides Hodson & Hodson, 1931
Genus Austrovenus Finlay, 1926
Genus Bassina Jukes-Browne, 1914
Genus Bonartemis Iredale, 1929
Genus Callista Poli, 1791
Genus Callithaca Dall, 1902
Genus Callocardia A. Adams, 1864
Genus Callpita Huber, 2010
Genus Chamelea Mörch, 1853
Genus Chione Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Genus Chioneryx Iredale, 1924
Genus Chionista Keen, 1958
Genus Chionopsis Olsson, 1932
Genus Circe Schumacher, 1817
Genus Circenita Jousseaume, 1888
Genus Circomphalus Mörch, 1853
Genus Claudiconcha P. Fischer, 1887
Genus Clausinella Gray, 1851
Genus Clementia Gray, 1842
Genus Compsomyax Stewart, 1930
Genus Comus Cox, 1930
Genus Costacallista Palmer, 1927
Genus Costellipitar Habe, 1951
Genus Cryptonemella Kuroda & Habe, 1951
Genus Cyclina Deshayes, 1850
Genus Cyclinella Dall, 1902
Genus Dorisca Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
Genus Dosina J. E. Gray, 1835
Genus Dosinia Scopoli, 1777
Genus Dosinorbis Dall, 1902
Genus Egesta Conrad, 1845
Genus Eumarcia Iredale, 1924
Genus Eurhomalea Cossmann, 1920
Genus Ezocallista Kamada, 1962
Genus Fallartemis Iredale, 1930
Genus Gafrarium Röding, 1798
Genus Gemma Deshayes, 1853
Genus Globivenus Coen, 1934
Genus Gomphina Mörch, 1853
Genus Gomphinella Marwick, 1927
Genus Gouldia C. B. Adams, 1847
Genus Gouldiopa Iredale, 1924
Genus Granicorium Hedley, 1906
Genus Gratelupia Desmoulins, 1828
Genus Humilaria Grant & Gale, 1931
Genus Hyphantosoma Dall, 1902
Genus Hysteroconcha Dall, 1902
Genus Iliochione Olsson, 1961
Genus Irus F. C. Schmidt, 1818
Genus Irusella Hertlein & Grant, 1972
Genus Jukesena Iredale, 1915
Genus Katelysia Römer, 1857
Genus Katherinella Tegland, 1929
Genus Kyrina Jousseaume, 1894
Genus Laevicirce Habe, 1951
Genus Lamelliconcha Dall, 1902
Genus Lepidocardia Dall, 1902
Genus Leukoma Römer, 1857
Genus Lioconcha Mörch, 1853
Genus Liocyma Dall, 1870
Genus Lirophora Conrad, 1863
Genus Macridiscus Dall, 1902
Genus Macrocallista Meek, 1876
Genus Marcia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857
Genus Megapitaria Grant & Gale, 1931
Genus Mercenaria Schumacher, 1817
Genus Meretrix Lamarck, 1799
Genus Notocallista Iredale, 1924
Genus Notopaphia Oliver, 1923
Genus Nutricola F. R. Bernard, 1982
Genus Panchione Olsson, 1964
Genus Paphia Röding, 1798
Genus Paphonotia Hertlein & Strong, 1948
Genus Parastarte Conrad, 1862
Genus Pardosinia Iredale, 1929
Genus Parvicirce Cosel, 1995
Genus Pelecyora Dall, 1902
Genus Periglypta Jukes-Browne, 1914
Subfamily Petricolinae d'Orbigny, 1840
  » Genus Choristodon Jonas, 1844
» Genus Cooperella Carpenter, 1864
» Genus Lajonkairia Deshayes, 1854
» Genus Mysia Lamarck, 1818
» Genus Petricola Lamarck, 1801
» Genus Petricolaria Stoliczka, 1870
» Genus Gastranella Verrill, 1872 accepted as Petricolaria Stoliczka, 1870
» Genus Lajonkairea Jukes-Browne, 1910 accepted as Lajonkairia Deshayes, 1854
» Genus Lucinopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1848 accepted as Mysia Lamarck, 1818
» Genus Naranio Gray, 1853 accepted as Petricola Lamarck, 1801
» Genus Oedalia Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Cooperella Carpenter, 1864
» Genus Oedalina Carpenter, 1865 accepted as Cooperella Carpenter, 1864
» Genus Pseudoirus Habe, 1951 accepted as Petricola Lamarck, 1801
» Genus Rupellaria Fleuriau de Bellevue, 1802 accepted as Petricola Lamarck, 1801
Genus Pitar Römer, 1857
Genus Pitarenus Rehder & Abbott, 1951
Genus Placamen Iredale, 1925
Genus Polititapes Chiamenti, 1900
Genus Privigna Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
Genus Protapes Dall, 1902
Genus Proxichione Iredale, 1929
Genus Redicirce Iredale, 1924
Genus Samarangia Dall, 1902
Genus Saxidomus Conrad, 1837
Genus Semelartemis Iredale, 1930
Genus Sunetta Link, 1807
Genus Sunettina Pfeiffer, 1869
Genus Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Genus Tawera Marwick, 1927
Genus Timoclea T. Brown, 1827
Genus Tivela Link, 1807
Genus Transennella Dall, 1884
Genus Transenpitar Fischer-Piette & Testud, 1967
Subfamily Turtoniinae Clark, 1855
  » Genus Turtonia Alder, 1848
Genus Veneriglossa Dall, 1886
Genus Venerupis Lamarck, 1818
Genus Venus Linnaeus, 1758

Subfamily Callocardiinae Dall, 1895 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815 (alternate representation)
Subfamily Chioninae Frizzell, 1936 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815 (alternate representation)
Subfamily Clementiinae Frizzell, 1936 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815 (alternate representation)
Subfamily Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815 (alternate representation)
Subfamily Gemminae Dall, 1895 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815 (alternate representation)
Subfamily Gouldiinae Stewart, 1930 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815 (alternate representation)
Subfamily Lioconchinae Habe, 1977 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815 (alternate representation)
Subfamily Meretricinae Gray, 1847 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815 (alternate representation)
Subfamily Pitarinae Stewart, 1930 (alternate representation)
Subfamily Samarangiinae Keen, 1969 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815 (alternate representation)
Subfamily Sunettinae Stoliczka, 1870 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815 (alternate representation)
Subfamily Tapetinae Gray, 1851 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815 (alternate representation)
Subfamily Venerinae Rafinesque, 1815 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815 (alternate representation)

Genus Acolus Jukes-Browne, 1913 accepted as Jukesena Iredale, 1915
Genus Acritopaphia Iredale, 1936 accepted as Paphia Röding, 1798
Genus Ameghinomya Ihering, 1907 accepted as Leukoma Römer, 1857
Genus Ampithaea Leach, 1852 accepted as Dosinia Scopoli, 1777
Genus Anaitis Römer, 1857 accepted as Placamen Iredale, 1925
Genus Antinioche Olsson, 1961 accepted as Leukoma Römer, 1857
Genus Arctoe Risso, 1826 accepted as Dosinia Scopoli, 1777
Subfamily Arteminae Hutton, 1880 accepted as Dosiniinae Deshayes, 1853 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Artemis Conrad, 1831 accepted as Dosinia Scopoli, 1777
Genus Arthemiderma Poli, 1795 accepted as Dosinia Scopoli, 1777
Genus Arthemis Poli, 1791 accepted as Dosinia Scopoli, 1777
Genus Aureitapes Chiamenti, 1900 accepted as Polititapes Chiamenti, 1900
Genus Austrodosinia Dall, 1902 accepted as Dosinia (Austrodosinia) Dall, 1902
Genus Bassinaria Marwick, 1928 accepted as Circomphalus Mörch, 1853
Genus Blainvillia Hupé in Gay, 1854 accepted as Clementia Gray, 1842
Genus Callanaitis Iredale, 1917 accepted as Circomphalus Mörch, 1853
Genus Callicistronia Dall, 1883 accepted as Parastarte Conrad, 1862
Subfamily Callistinae Habe & Kosuge, 1967 accepted as Callocardiinae Dall, 1895 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Callizona Jukes-Browne, 1913 accepted as Transennella Dall, 1884
Genus Callizonata Strand, 1928 accepted as Transennella Dall, 1884
Genus Caryatis Römer, 1862 accepted as Pitar Römer, 1857
Genus Chione Gray, 1838 accepted as Callista Poli, 1791
Subfamily Circinae Dall, 1895 accepted as Gouldiinae Stewart, 1930 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Clausina T. Brown, 1827 accepted as Venus Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Colonche Olsson, 1961 accepted as Leukoma Römer, 1857
Genus Crassivenus Perkins, 1869 accepted as Mercenaria Schumacher, 1817
Genus Crenocirce Habe, 1960 accepted as Dorisca Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
Genus Crista Römer, 1857 accepted as Gafrarium Röding, 1798
Genus Cryptogramma Mörch, 1853 accepted as Anomalocardia Schumacher, 1817
Genus Cryptonema Jukes-Browne, 1914 accepted as Cryptonemella Kuroda & Habe, 1951
Genus Cuneus Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 accepted as Sunetta Link, 1807
Genus Cyaneitapes Chiamenti, 1900 accepted as Polititapes Chiamenti, 1900
Subfamily Cyclininae Frizzell, 1936 accepted as Chioninae Frizzell, 1936 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Cyclosunetta Fischer-Piette, 1939 accepted as Sunetta Link, 1807
Genus Cytheraea Lamarck, 1805 accepted as Meretrix Lamarck, 1799
Genus Cytherea Lamarck, 1805 accepted as Meretrix Lamarck, 1799
Genus Cytherea Röding, 1798 accepted as Periglypta Jukes-Browne, 1914
Subfamily Cythereinae Gray, 1838 accepted as Meretricinae Gray, 1847 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Dione Gray, 1847 accepted as Hysteroconcha Dall, 1902
Genus Dosinidia Dall, 1902 accepted as Dosinia Scopoli, 1777
Genus Dosinisca Dall, 1902 accepted as Dosinia Scopoli, 1777
Genus Dosinula Finlay, 1926 accepted as Dosina J. E. Gray, 1835
Genus Eocyclina Dall, 1908 accepted as Cyclina Deshayes, 1850
Genus Eucallista Dall, 1902 accepted as Amiantis Carpenter, 1864
Genus Eusalacia Cossmann, 1920 accepted as Circomphalus Mörch, 1853
Genus Eutapes Chiamenti, 1900 accepted as Paphia Röding, 1798
Genus Euterentia Cossmann, 1920 accepted as Kyrina Jousseaume, 1894
Genus Exoleta T. Brown, 1827 accepted as Dosinia Scopoli, 1777
Genus Gefrarium accepted as Gafrarium Röding, 1798
Genus Glycydonta Cotton, 1936 accepted as Timoclea T. Brown, 1827
Genus Gnidiella Parker, 1949 accepted as Chionopsis Olsson, 1932
Genus Granithaca Fischer-Piette & Vukadinovic, 1977 accepted as Leukoma Römer, 1857
Genus Hemitapes Römer, 1864 accepted as Marcia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857
Genus Hermione Leach in Gray, 1852 accepted as Chamelea Mörch, 1853
Genus Jukesbrownia Cossmann, 1920 accepted as Transennella Dall, 1884
Genus Leucothea Jukes-Browne, 1913 accepted as Aphrodora Jukes-Browne, 1914
Genus Levimarcia Cox, 1927 accepted as Marcia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857
Subfamily Mclellaniinae D. Wilson, 1983 † accepted as Chioninae Frizzell, 1936 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Meridosinia Iredale, 1930 accepted as Dosinia Scopoli, 1777
Genus Meroe Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Sunetta Link, 1807
Genus Meroë Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Sunetta Link, 1807
Subfamily Meroinae Tryon, 1884 accepted as Sunettinae Stoliczka, 1870 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Metis H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857 accepted as Venerupis Lamarck, 1818
Genus Microcirce Habe, 1951 accepted as Gouldiopa Iredale, 1924
Genus Murcia Römer, 1857 accepted as Anomalocardia Schumacher, 1817
Genus Myrsus H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 accepted as Venerupis Lamarck, 1818
Genus Nioche Hertlein & Strong, 1948 accepted as Leukoma Römer, 1857
Genus Notirus Finlay, 1928 accepted as Irus F. C. Schmidt, 1818
Genus Notochione Hertlein & Strong, 1948 accepted as Leukoma Römer, 1857
Genus Novathaca Habe, 1951 accepted as Leukoma Römer, 1857
Genus Nympha Mörch, 1853 accepted as Meretrix Lamarck, 1799
Genus Omphaloclathrum Mörch, 1853 accepted as Antigona Schumacher, 1817
Genus Orbiculus Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 accepted as Dosinia Scopoli, 1777
Genus Ortygia T. Brown, 1827 accepted as Chamelea Mörch, 1853
Genus Pachydesma Conrad, 1854 accepted as Tivela (Pachydesma) Conrad, 1854 represented as Tivela Link, 1807
Subfamily Paphiinae Finlay, 1928 accepted as Tapetinae Gray, 1851 represented as Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Paratapes Stoliczka, 1870 accepted as Paphia Röding, 1798
Genus Parembola Römer, 1857 accepted as Tapes Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
Genus Parvivenus Sacco, 1900 accepted as Timoclea T. Brown, 1827
Genus Pasiphaë Leach in Gray, 1852 accepted as Timoclea T. Brown, 1827
Genus Pectunculus Da Costa, 1778 accepted as Dosinia (Pectunculus) Da Costa, 1778
Genus Petroderma Kuroda, 1945 accepted as Samarangia Dall, 1902
Genus Phacosoma Jukes-Browne, 1912 accepted as Dosinia Scopoli, 1777
Genus Pitarella Palmer, 1927 † accepted as Agriopoma Dall, 1902
Genus Pitaria Dall, 1902 accepted as Pitar Römer, 1857
Genus Pitarina Jukes-Browne, 1913 accepted as Pitar Römer, 1857
Genus Planitivela Olsson, 1961 accepted as Tivela (Planitivela) Olsson, 1961 represented as Tivela Link, 1807
Genus Plurigens Finlay, 1930 accepted as Chamelea Mörch, 1853
Genus Protocallithaca Nomura, 1937 accepted as Callithaca Dall, 1902
Genus Protothaca Dall, 1902 accepted as Leukoma Römer, 1857
Genus Psephidia Dall, 1902 accepted as Nutricola F. R. Bernard, 1982
Genus Psephis Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Nutricola F. R. Bernard, 1982
Genus Puberella Fischer-Piette & Vukadinovic, 1977 accepted as Chionopsis Olsson, 1932
Genus Pullastra G. B. Sowerby I, 1826 accepted as Venerupis Lamarck, 1818
Genus Retrotapes del Rio, 1997 accepted as Eurhomalea Cossmann, 1920
Genus Rhomalea Jukes-Browne, 1914 accepted as Eurhomalea Cossmann, 1920
Genus Ruditapes Chiamenti, 1900 accepted as Venerupis (Ruditapes) Chiamenti, 1900 represented as Venerupis Lamarck, 1818
Genus Salacia Jukes-Brown, 1914 accepted as Circomphalus Mörch, 1853
Genus Sinodia Jukes-Browne, 1908 accepted as Pelecyora Dall, 1902
Genus Sunemeroe Iredale, 1930 accepted as Sunetta (Sunemeroe) Iredale, 1930
Genus Terentia Jukes-Browne, 1914 accepted as Kyrina Jousseaume, 1894
Genus Textrix Römer, 1857 accepted as Paphia Röding, 1798
Genus Thetis C. B. Adams, 1845 accepted as Gouldia C. B. Adams, 1847
Genus Tigammona Iredale, 1930 accepted as Antigona Schumacher, 1817
Genus Tinctora Jukes-Browne, 1914 accepted as Transennella Dall, 1884
Genus Totteniana Perkins, 1869 accepted as Gemma Deshayes, 1853
Genus Trigona Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 accepted as Gomphina Mörch, 1853
Genus Trigonella Conrad, 1837 accepted as Tivela (Pachydesma) Conrad, 1854 represented as Tivela Link, 1807
Genus Triquetra Blainville, 1828 accepted as Anomalocardia Schumacher, 1817
Genus Tropithaca Olsson, 1961 accepted as Leukoma Römer, 1857
Genus Tuangia Marwick, 1927 accepted as Leukoma Römer, 1857
Genus Velargilla Iredale, 1931 accepted as Kyrina Jousseaume, 1894
Genus Ventricola Römer, 1867 accepted as Venus Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Ventricolaria Keen, 1954 accepted as Globivenus Coen, 1934
Genus Venusarius Duméril, 1806 accepted as Venus Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Veremolpa Iredale, 1930 accepted as Timoclea T. Brown, 1827
Environment marine
Feedingtype  suspension feeder [details]
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Note  Classification: All genera in the family listed directly under the family name, except for subfamilies Petricolinae and Turtoniinae which were traditionally ranked as families. Other subfamilies listed as "alternate representation" until a comprehensive phylogenetic hypothesis is available.  [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:243
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2011-03-14 19:17:39Z  checked  Bouchet, Philippe
  
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  Citation: Bouchet, P. (2013). Veneridae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243 on 2013-06-19
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