Taxonomy Profile: Veneridae (Rafinesque 1815)

Veneridae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Veneridae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Lophozoa
Phylum : Mollusca
molluscs |
mollusks |
molusco |
mollusques |
Class : Bivalvia
bivalves |
clams |
bivalve |
mexilhão |
ostra |
bivalves |
palourdes |
Subclass : Heterodonta
Order : Veneroida
Superfamily : Veneroidea
Family : Veneridae
Veneridae Direct Children(s):
Transennella
(Dall 1883)
Saxidomus
(Conrad 1837)
Compsomyax
(Stewart 1930)
Liocyma
(Dall 1870)
Humilaria
(Grant and Gale 1931)
Protothaca
(Dall 1902)
Tapes
(Muhlfeld 1811)
Dosinia
(Scopoli 1777)
Cyclinella
(Dall 1902)
Mercenaria
(Schumacher 1817)
Pitar
(Römer 1857)
Gemma
(Deshayes 1853)
Agriopoma
(Dall 1902)
Chione
(Megerle von Mühlfeld 1811)
Chionista
(Keen 1958)
Gouldia
(C B Adams 1847)
Periglypta
(Jukes-Browne 1914)
Macrocallista
(Meek 1876)
Callista
(Poli 1791)
Tivela
(Link 1807)
Venus
(Linnaeus 1758)
Anomalocardia
(Schumacher 1817)
Circomphalus
(Klein 1853)
Amiantis
(Carpenter 1884)
Gafrarium
(Roding 1798)
Irus
(Schmidt 1818)
Parastarte
(Conrad 1862)
Irusella
(Hertlein and Grant 1972)
Globivenus
(Coen 1934)
Venerupis
(Lamarck 1818)
Chamelea
(Morch 1853)
Clausinella
(J E Gray 1851)
Timoclea
(Brown 1827)
Lirophora
(Conrad 1883)
Nutricola
(Bernard 1982)
Puberella
(Fischer-Piette and Vukadinovic 1977)
Veneridae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Paul V. Scott
Notes:
Senior Associate Curator, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, USA
Reference for:
Veneridae
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Veneridae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
Page(s):
526
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-888569-01-8/0097-0638
Notes:
Reference for:
Veneridae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Millard, V.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1997-04-01 / 1997-04-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Classification of Mollusca: A classification of world wide Mollusca
Page(s):
1-544
Publisher:
Victor Millard
Publication Place:
South Africa
ISBN/ISSN:
0-620-21261-6/
Notes:
Reference for:
Veneridae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Vaught, K. C. / Abbott, Robert T. and Kenneth J. Boss
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1989-01-01 / 1989-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
A classification of the living Mollusca
Page(s):
xii+195
Publisher:
American Malacologists, Inc.
Publication Place:
Melbourne, FL, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-915826-22-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Veneridae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Coan, Eugene V., Paul Valentich Scott, and Frank R. Bernard
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Bivalve Seashells of Western North America: Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Arctic Alaska to Baja California
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs, Number 2; Studies in Biodiversity, Number 2
Page(s):
viii + 764
Publisher:
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Publication Place:
Santa Barbara, California, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Veneridae
Veneridae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Veneridae: Comments