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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

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Bivalvia | Venerida | Veneroidea | Veneridae | Mercenaria mercenaria

nominal species Venus mercenaria Linnaeus, 1758

Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. 1: 686.

= Mercenaria mercenaria

Taxonomic Opinions

= Mercenaria mercenariaHuang et al., 2025

= Mercenaria mercenariaWu et al., 2023

= Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758) — Combosch et al., 2017

= Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758) — Hallen et al., 2013

= Mercenaria mercenariaGiribet & Wheeler, 2002

 
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