MSBIAS taxon details
Veneroidea Rafinesque, 1815
14638 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:14638)
accepted
Superfamily
Veneracea · unaccepted (suffix -oidea mandatory for a...)
suffix -oidea mandatory for a superfamily name following current ICZN art. 29.2.
- Family Neoleptonidae Thiele, 1934
- Family Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
- Family Petricolidae A. d'Orbigny, 1840 accepted as Petricolinae A. d'Orbigny, 1840 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Family Turtoniidae W. Clark, 1855 accepted as Turtoniinae W. Clark, 1855 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 146; note: Original spelling Veneridia. [details]
page(s): 146; note: Original spelling Veneridia. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Veneroidea Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=14638 on 2026-03-25
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Veneroidea Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/MSBIAS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=14638 on 2026-03-25
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(of Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 146; note: Original spelling Veneridia. [details]
basis of record 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. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184. [details]
page(s): 146; note: Original spelling Veneridia. [details]
basis of record 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. <em>Malacologia.</em> 52(2): 1-184. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
