Bivalvia - Veneroidei - Veneridae

PaleoDB taxon number: 108656

Alternative combinations: Venus (Mercenaria) mercenaria, Venus mercenaria

Belongs to Mercenaria according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Mercenaria blakei, Mercenaria campechiensis, Mercenaria capax, Mercenaria cuneata, Mercenaria druidi, Mercenaria ducatelli, Mercenaria erecta, Mercenaria gardnerae, Mercenaria langdoni, Mercenaria nannodes, Mercenaria permagna, Mercenaria plena, Mercenaria prodroma, Mercenaria tetrica, Mercenaria violacea

Subtaxa: Venus (Mercenaria) mercenaria notata

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Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder