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Taxonomy
Mercenaria plena was named by Conrad (1869) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene; Virginia.]. It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Venus plena by Heilprin (1887), Glenn (1904); it was recombined as Venus (Mercenaria) plena by Gardner (1943).
It was recombined as Venus plena by Heilprin (1887), Glenn (1904); it was recombined as Venus (Mercenaria) plena by Gardner (1943).
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Synonymy list
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Venus (Mercenaria) plena nucea Dall 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Serravallian or 23.04000 to 11.63000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Miocene | USA (New Jersey) | Venus plena (59336 92762) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Maryland) | Mercenaria plena (79113 79115) |