Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Venus permagna
Belongs to Mercenaria according to L. W. Ward and B.W. Blackwelder 1987
Sister taxa: Mercenaria blakei, Mercenaria campechiensis, Mercenaria capax, Mercenaria cuneata, Mercenaria druidi, Mercenaria ducatelli, Mercenaria erecta, Mercenaria gardnerae, Mercenaria langdoni, Mercenaria mercenaria, Mercenaria nannodes, Mercenaria plena, Mercenaria prodroma, Mercenaria tetrica, Mercenaria violacea, Mclellania aenigma
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (9: Florida, North Carolina collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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