Current names in the AMNH holdings of Family VENERIDAE are:

Amiantis callosa (T. A. Conrad, 1837) America

Amiantis purpuratus (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) East America

Amiantis umbonella (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Red Sea

Amiantis umbonella nivea Hanley, 1843 Persian Gulf

Anomalocardia auberinana (d'Orbigny, 1842) America

Anomalocardia brasiliana (J. F. Gmelin, 1791) Pacific

Anomalocardia flexuosa C. Linnaeus, 1767 China

Anomalocardia impressa H. E. Anton, 1837 Japan

Anomalocardia kochi R. A. Philippi, 1843 Indian Ocean

Anomalocardia leptalea W. H. Dall, 1894 America

Anomalocardia producta T. Kuroda & T. Habe, 1951 Indo

Anomalocardia squamosa (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Indo

Anomalocardia subrugosa (Wood, 1828) West America

Bassina disjecta (Perry, 1811) Pacific

Bassina foliacea (R. A. Philippi, 1846) Indo

Bassina hayasakai Kotaka, 1977 China

Bassina hiraseana T. Kuroda, 1930 Indo

Bassina jacksoni (Smith, 1885) Australia

Bassina multilamellata Kotaka, 1977 China

Bassina pachyphylla (Jonas, 1839) Australia

Bassina paucilamellata Sowerby, 1839 = Bassina pachyphylla

Bassina yatei (Gray, 1835) New Zealand

Callista bardwelli Clench & Mclean, 1936 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Callista brevisiphonata (P. P. Carpenter, 1865) North Pacific

Callista chione (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Europe

Callista costata Dillwyn, 1817 Indian Ocean

Callista erycina (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Indo

Callista erycina lilacina (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Indo

Callista eucymata (W. H. Dall, 1890) America

Callista florida (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Indo

Callista grata (G. P. Deshayes, 1853) Australia

Callista impar (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Pacific

Callista multiradiata (Sowerby, 1851) Red Sea

Callista nimbosa Lightfoot, 1786 Pacific

Cytherea pectoralis Sowerby, 1851 = Callista erycina lilacina

Callista phasianella (G. P. Deshayes, 1854) Pacific

Callista pilsbryi T. Habe, 1960 Indo

Callista planatella (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Australia

Callista politissima T. Kuroda, 1945 China, Japan

Callista roscida A. A. Gould, 1861 Japan

Callista semisulcata (Sowerby, 1851) Australia

Callista sinensis festiva L. A. Reeve, 1864 Pacific

Callista sinensis J. F. Gmelin, 1791 Indo

Callista squalida (Sowerby, 1835) West America

Callocardia catharia (W. H. Dall, 1902) West America

Callocardia guttalum A. Adams, 1864 Indo

Callocardia guttata A. Adams, 1864 Japan

Callocardia mexicana J. G. Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1948 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Callocardia nipponica Okutani, 1972 Japan

Callocardia texasiana W. H. Dall, 1892 America

Callocardia thorae E. H. Vokes, 1985 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Chamelea gallina (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Europe, Red Sea

Chamelea striatula (da Costa, 1778) Europe

Chione amathusia (R. A. Philippi, 1844) West America

Chione aucklandia A. W. B. Powell, 1932 New Zealand

Chione californiensis (W. J. Broderip in Broderip and Sowerby, 1835) West America

Chione cancellata (C. Linnaeus, 1767) Pacific [= (Linnaeus, 1758) fide Abbott]

Chione clenchi T. E. Pulley, 1952 Texas [taxonomy not verified]

Chione compta (W. J. Broderip, 1835) West America

Chione cortezi (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) West America

Chione crassa (J. R. C. Quoy & J. P. Gaimard, 1835) New Zealand

Chione crenifera (Sowerby, 1835) West America

Chione discrepans (Sowerby, 1835) West America

Chione dysera J. F. Gmelin, 1791 = Chione cancellata

Chione effeminata (Stearns, 1890) West America

Chione fluctifraga (Sowerby, 1853) West America

Chione gnidia (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) West America

Chione grus Holmes, 1858 America

Chione guatulcoensis J. G. Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1948 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Chione intapurpurea T. A. Conrad, 1849 America

Chione jamaniana (H. A. Pilsbry & A. A. Olsson, 1941) West America

Chione kellettii (R. B. Hinds, 1845) Gulf of Panama

Chione latilirata (T. A. Conrad, 1841) America

Chione mariae (d'Orbigny, 1846) West America

Chione mazycki W. H. Dall, 1902 America

Chione minor Usticke, 1969: 6, pl. 1, fig. 1650.

Lectotype: AMNH 198485 (1 valve).

Locality: Mangrove swamps, “Antigua and Barbuda,” Atlantic Ocean.

Collector: G. Usticke.

Remarks: ex Usticke Collection 1650. AMNH 198485 was the figured specimen (Usticke, 1969) and was designated lectotype (Boyko and Sage, 1996).

Chione montezuma H. A. Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Chione obliterata W. H. Dall, 1902 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Chione olssoni Fischer

Chione ornatissima (W. J. Broderip, 1835) West America

Chione paphia (C. Linnaeus, 1767) Central Atlantic

Chione peruviana Sowerby, 1835 Chile

Chione picta Willett, 1944 America

Chione pubera Bory Saint

Chione pulicaria (W. J. Broderip, 1835) West America

Chione purpurissata W. H. Dall, 1902 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Chione pygmaea J. B. Lamarck, 1818 America

Chione stutchburyi (Wood, 1828) New Zealand

Chione subimbricata (Sowerby, 1835) West America

Chione undatella (Sowerby, 1835) West America

Circe callipyga (I. von Born, 1778) Red Sea

Circe consola (T. Iredale, 1936) Australia

Circe corrugata Dillwyn, 1817 Indian Ocean [= Deshayes, 1853 fide Abbott)

Circe crocea (Hanley, 1843) Red Sea

Circe dilecta A. A. Gould, 1861 Japan

Circe hongkongensis Jiang & Xu, 1992 China

Circe intermedia (L. A. Reeve, 1864) Indo

Circe lenticularis G. P. Deshayes, 1853 Australia

Circe lentiginosa (O. A. L. Mörch, 1853) Indian Ocean

Circe mistura (T. Iredale, 1936) Australia

Circe nana J. C. Melvill, 1898 Pacific [taxonomy not verified]

Circe nummulina (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Australia

Circe parmulophora corrugata Dillwyn, 1817 Red Sea

Circe personata G. P. Deshayes, 1854 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Circe picta T. Habe, 1960 Indo

Circe plana N. H. J. Odhner, 1917 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Circe plicatina (J. B. Lamarck, 1816) Australia

Circe rivularis (I. von Born, 1778) Indo

Circe royanus T. Iredale, 1924 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Circe scripta (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia

Circe soyoae T. Habe, 1951 Indo

Circe stutzeri Donovan, 1824 Indo

Circe sulcata Gray, 1838 Indo

Circe tumefacta Sowerby, 1851 Indo

Circe violacea Schumacher, 1817 Australia = Circe scripta

Circomphalus callimorphus W. H. Dall, 1902 America

Circomphalus casinus aradasi Bucquoy E., Dautzenberg P., & Dollfus G., 1889 Azores

Circomphalus casinus corsicanus A. Aradas & L. Benoit, 1870 Corsica

Circomphalus casinus rusteruci Payraudeau, 1826 Europe

Circomphalus casinus sicilianus A. Aradas & L. Benoit, 1870 Sicily

Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus (Dillwyn, 1817) West Africa

Circomphalus plicatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1791) = Circomphallus foliaceolamellosus

Circomphalus strigillinus (W. H. Dall, 1902) America

Clausinella brogniarti scalaris Bronn, 1830 Mediterranean

Clausinella brongniartii (Payraudeau, 1826) Europe

Clausinella cypria Sowerby = Chione mariae

Clausinella fasciata (da Costa, 1778) Europe

Clausinella gayi L.

Clausinella isabellina (R. A. Philippi, 1849) Indo

Clausinella radiata Brocchi, 1814 Mediterranean

Clementia gracillima P. P. Carpenter, 1857 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Clementia inoceriformis Wagner, 1840 Japan

Clementia papyracea J. F. Gmelin, 1791 Cosmopolitan

Clementia similis G. B. Sowerby III, 1887 Japan

Clementia solida W. H. Dall, 1902 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Clementia vatheleti Mabille, 1901 Indo

Compsomyax iizukai Yokoyama, 1925 Japan

Compsomyax subdiaphana (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) West America

Cyclinella jadisi A. A. Olsson, 1961 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Cyclinella producta (P. P. Carpenter, 1856) West America

Cyclinella saccata (A. A. Gould, 1851) West America

Cyclinella singleyi W. H. Dall, 1902 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Cyclinella subquadrata (Hanley, 1845) West America

Cyclinella tenuis (Récluz, 1852) America

Cyclinella ulloana J. G. Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1948 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Cyclinorbis lunulata Makiyama, 1926 Japan

Dosinia abyssicola T. Habe, 1961 Indo

Dosinia alta (R. W. Dunker, 1848) Red Sea

Dosinia altenai Fischer

Dosinia amina T. Iredale, 1930 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Dosinia amphidesmoides (L. A. Reeve, 1850) Indo

Dosinia angulosa R. A. Philippi, 1847 Pacific

Dosinia anus (R. A. Philippi, 1848) New Zealand

Dosinia aspera L. A. Reeve, 1850 Indo

Dosinia bilunulata (Gray, 1838) Indo

Dosinia biscocta (L. A. Reeve, 1850) Indo

Dosinia bruguieri (Gray, 1838) Australia

Dosinia caelata L. A. Reeve, 1851 Red Sea

Dosinia caerulea L. A. Reeve, 1850 China, Japan [taxonomy not verified]

Dosinia canaliculata G. B. Sowerby III, 1887 China, Japan

Dosinia circinaria G. P. Deshayes, 1853 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Dosinia coerulea L. A. Reeve, 1850 Australia

Dosinia concentrica (I. von Born, 1778) Pacific

Dosinia contusa (L. A. Reeve, 1850) Australia

Dosinia corcula Römer, 1870 China

Dosinia corrugata L. A. Reeve, 1850 China, Japan

Dosinia crocea G. P. Deshayes, 1853 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Dosinia cumingii L. A. Reeve, 1850 China, Japan

Dosinia derupta Römer, 1860 China

Dosinia deshayesii A. Adams, 1855 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Dosinia discus (L. A. Reeve, 1850) America

Dosinia dunkeri (R. A. Philippi, 1844) West America

Dosinia elegans (T. A. Conrad, 1846) America

Dosinia erythraea Romer, 1860 Indian Ocean [taxonomy not verified]

Dosinia eudeli Fischer

Dosinia eunice A. Adams, 1856 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Dosinia exasperata (R. A. Philippi, 1847) Australia

Dosinia exoleta (C. Linnaeus, 1758) West Africa

Dosinia extranea (T. Iredale, 1937) Australia

Dosinia glauca L. A. Reeve, 1850 Japan

Dosinia greyi Zittel, 1864 New Zealand

Dosinia gruneri R. A. Philippi, 1848 China, Japan

Dosinia hayashii T. Habe, 1976 Japan

Dosinia hepatica (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) South Africa

Dosinia histrio (J. F. Gmelin, 1791) Indo

Dosinia histrio iwakawai Oyama & Habe, 1971 Japan

Dosinia incisa (L. A. Reeve, 1850) Australia

Dosinia insularum Fischer

Dosinia isocardia (R. W. Dunker, 1843) West Africa

Dosinia iwakawai Oyama & Habe, 1971 Indo

Dosinia japonica (L. A. Reeve, 1856) North Pacific [= Reeve, 1850 fide Abbott]

Dosinia juvenilis (J. F. Gmelin, 1791) Indo

Dosinia kaspiewi Fischer

Dosinia lambata A. A. Gould, 1850 New Zealand

Dosinia lamellatum L. A. Reeve, 1850 Japan

Dosinia laminata (L. A. Reeve, 1850) Indo

Dosinia lucinalis (J. B. Lamarck, 1835) Australia

Dosinia lupinus (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Atlantic

Dosinia lupinus afra J. F. Gmelin, 1791 Gabon

Dosinia lupinus comta S. L. Lovén, 1846 Europe

Dosinia lupinus lincta Pulteney, 1799 Norway

Dosinia lupinus orbignyi R. W. Dunker, 1845 South Africa [taxonomy not verified]

Dosinia maoriana Oliver, 1923 New Zealand [taxonomy not verified]

Dosinia nanus L. A. Reeve, 1850 China

Dosinia nedigna (T. Iredale, 1930) Australia

Dosinia nipponicum Okutani & Habe, 1988 Japan

Dosinia orbiculata R. W. Dunker, 1877 China, Japan

Dosinia orbignyi R. W. Dunker, 1845 West Africa

Dosinia penicillata L. A. Reeve, 1850 Indo

Dosinia phenax Finlay, 1930 New Zealand

Dosinia physema Römer, 1870 Japan

Dosinia ponderosa Schumacher, 1817 West America [= (Gray 1838) fide Abbott] [taxonomy not verified]

Dosinia pubescens R. A. Philippi, 1847 Indo

Dosinia radiata L. A. Reeve, 1850 Red Sea

Dosinia roemeri R. W. Dunker, 1863 Japan

Dosinia scabriuscula R. A. Philippi, 1847 Japan

Dosinia scalaris (C. T. Menke, 1843) Indo

Dosinia sculpta (Hanley, 1845) Australia

Dosinia semiobliterata G. P. Deshayes, 1853 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Dosinia sieboldii L. A. Reeve, 1850 Japan

Dosinia stabilis T. Iredale, 1929 Indo

Dosinia subalata Smith, 1916 China, Japan

Dosinia subrosea (Gray, 1835) New Zealand

Dosinia subulata Smith, 1916 Japan

Dosinia tenella Römer, 1860 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Dosinia troscheli (Lischke, 1873) Indo

Dosinia truncata Zhuang, 1964 China

Dosinia tumida (Gray, 1838) Red Sea

Dosinia variegata (Gray, 1838) Indian Ocean

Dosinia victoriae Gatliff & Gabriel, 1914 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Dosinia zelandica crebra F. W. Hutton, 1873 New Zealand

Dosinia zelandica Gray, 1835 New Zealand [taxonomy not verified]

Dosinia zilchi Fischer

Eumarcia fumigata (Sowerby, 1853) Australia

Eumarcia paupercula (Holten, 1802) South Africa

Eurhomalea exalbida Dillwyn, 1817 East America

Eurhomalea lenticularis Sowerby, 1835 Chile

Eurhomalea rufa J. B. Lamarck, 1818 Chile

Gafrarium aequivocum (Holten, 1803) Indo

Gafrarium arabicum J. B. Lamarck, 1818 Indian Ocean

Gafrarium australe (Sowerby, 1851) Australia

Gafrarium barandae J. Hidalgo, 1885 China

Gafrarium catillus Ch. Hedley, 1909 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Gafrarium dispar (Holten, 1802) Indo

Gafrarium divaricatum (J. F. Gmelin, 1791) Indo

Gafrarium equivocum (Holten, 1802) Pacific

Gafrarium gibbium J. B. Lamarck, Japan

Gafrarium liratum Römer, 1869 China

Gafrarium menkei (Jonas, 1846) Australia

Gafrarium pectinatum (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Indo

Gafrarium pectinatum alfredense P. Bartsch, 1915 South Africa

Gafrarium scriptum stutzeri Donovan, Japan

Gafrarium transversarium (G. P. Deshayes, 1854) Australia

Gafrarium tumidum P. F. Röding, 1798 Indo

Gafrarium yukitai T. Habe, 1977 China, Japan

Gemma gemma (Totten, 1834) Pacific

Gemma purpurea I. Lea, 1842 America

Globivenus capricornea (Ch. Hedley, 1908) Australia

Globivenus effosa (Bivona, 1836) Europe

Globivenus embrithes (J. C. Melvill & R. Standen, 1899) Indo

Globivenus fordii (Yates, 1890) America

Globivenus isocardia Verrill, 1870 Galápagos Islands

Gomphina aequilatera (Sowerby, 1825) Japan

Gomphina fulgida Ch. Hedley, 1918 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Gomphina maorum E. A. Smith, 1902 New Zealand

Gomphina melanaegis Roemer, 1861 Indo

Gomphina moerchi (G. F. Angas, 1872) Australia

Gomphina neastartoides Yokoyama, 1922 Indo

Gomphina undulosa (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Indo

Gomphina variablis Sowerby = Gomphina undulosa

Gomphina veneriformis J. B. Lamarck, 1818 Indo

Gouldia australis G. F. Angas, 1865 Australia

Gouldia bermudensis E. A. Smith, 1886 America

Gouldia californica W. H. Dall, 1917 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Gouldia cerina (C. B. Adams, 1845) America

Gouldia cookei W. H. Dall, P. Bartsch & H. A. Rehder, 1938 Hawaiian Islands

Gouldia micronudolosa Zhuang, 1964 China

Gouldia minima (G. Montagu, 1803) Europe

Gouldia minima striata E. A. A. Locard, 1892 Europe

Gouldia planata Calcara, 1839 Mediterranean

Gouldia planata distantelamellata F. Nordsieck, 1969 Baleares

Gouldia subtrigona Zhuang, 1964 China

Humilaria kennerleyi (L. A. Reeve, 1863) North Pacific

Irus crebrelamellatus (R. Tate, 1887) Australia

Irus cumingii (G. P. Deshayes, 1854) Australia

Irus distans J. B. Lamarck, 1818 Tasmania

Irus elegans (G. P. Deshayes, 1854) New Zealand

Irus ellipticus (Sowerby, 1834) West America

Irus griseus (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Australia

Irus irus (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cosmopolitan

Irus irus nucleus J. B. Lamarck, 1819 Europe

Irus irus perforans G. Montagu, 1803 Europe

Irus ishibashianus T. Kuroda & T. Habe, 1959 Indo

Irus macrophyllus (G. P. Deshayes, 1853) Indo

Irus mitis G. P. Deshayes, 1853 Indo

Irus reflexus (Gray, 1843) Pacific

Irusella lamellifera (T. A. Conrad, 1837) America

Kaneharaia kaneharai Yokoyama, 1926 Japan

Katelysia eugibba Zhuang, 1964 China

Katelysia ferruginea (L. A. Reeve, 1864) Indo

Katelysia hiantina (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Indo

Katelysia japonica (J. F. Gmelin, 1791) Indo

Katelysia marmorata (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Japan

Katelysia peronii (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Australia

Katelysia rhytiphora (Lamy, 1937) Australia

Katelysia scalarina (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Pacific

Katelysia scalarina aphrodina (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Australia

Katelysia scalarina strigosa (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Australia

Katelysia striata J. F. Gmelin, 1791 Japan

Katelysia virginea C. Linnaeus, 1758 Japan

Lioconcha castrensis (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Indo

Lioconcha dautzenbergi B. Prashad, 1932 Japan

Lioconcha fastigiata (Sowerby, 1851) Indo

Lioconcha hieroglyphia (T. A. Conrad, 1837) Indo

Lioconcha lorenziana (Dillwyn, 1817) Indo

Lioconcha ornata (Dillwyn, 1817) Indo

Lioconcha philippinarum Hanley in Sowerby, 1844 Pacific

Lioconcha pincta J.B. Lamarck, 1818 = Lioconcha ornata

Lioconcha polita (P. F. Röding, 1798) Australia

Lioconcha sowerbyi G. P. Deshayes, 1853 Japan

Lioconcha sulcatina J. B. Lamarck, 1818 Red Sea

Lioconcha tigrina J. B. Lamarck, 1818 Indian Ocean

Lioconcha trimaculata J. B. Lamarck, 1818 Indo

Liocyma aniwana W. H. Dall, 1907 Japan

Liocyma beckii W. H. Dall, 1870 Pacific

Liocyma fluctuosa aniwana W. H. Dall, 1907 Indo

Liocyma fluctuosum (A. A. Gould, 1841) Arctic

Liocyma scammoni W. H. Dall, 1871 Pacific

Liocyma schefferi P. Bartsch & H. A. Rehder, 1939 Pacific

Liocyma viridis W. H. Dall, 1871 Pacific

Macrocallista maculata (Linnaeus, 1758) S.E. United States

Marcia ceylonensis J. B. Lamarck, 1818 Indo

Marcia flammea (J. F. Gmelin, 1791) Red Sea

Marcia indutum (Ch. Hedley, 1906) Australia

Marcia nakamurai Ikebe, 1941 Japan

Marcia opima (J. F. Gmelin, 1791) Indo

Marcia pinguis Chemnitz = Marcia opima

Marcia recens Wood, 1828 China

Marcia rimularis Lamarck = Katelysia hiantina

Megapitaria aurantiaca (Sowerby, 1831) West America

Mercenaria apodema (W. H. Dall, 1902) West America

Mercenaria campechiensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1791) America

Mercenaria mercenaria (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Arctic

Mercenaria mercenaria notata T. Say, America

Mercenaria mercenaria texana (W. H. Dall, 1902) America

Mercenaria stimpsoni A. A. Gould, 1861 North Pacific

Mercenaria violacea Schumacher, 1817 = Mercenaria mercenaria

Meretrix lamarckii G. P. Deshayes, 1853 Indo

Meretrix lusoria (P. F. Röding, 1798) Indo

Meretrix lyrata Sowerby, 1851 Indo

Meretrix meretrix (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Indo

Meretrix meretrix lusoria P. F. Röding, 1798 Indo

Meretrix petechiails J. B. Lamarck, 1818 Indo

Notocallista diemenensis (Hanley, 1844) Australia

Notocallista disrupta (Sowerby, 1853) Indo

Notocallista kingii (Gray, 1853) Pacific

Notocallista multistriata Sowerby, 1851 New Zealand

Nutricola confusa (S. Gray, 1982) West America

Nutricola cymata (W. H. Dall, 1913) West America

Nutricola lordi (W. Baird, 1863) Northwestern America

Nutricola ovalis (W. H. Dall, 1902) America

Nutricola tantilla (A. A. Gould, 1853) America

Paphia alapapilionis P. F. Röding, 1798 Indo

Paphia amabilis (R. A. Philippi, 1847) Indo

Paphia cor (Sowerby, 1853) Indian Ocean

Paphia crassisulca (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Australia

Paphia euglypta (R. A. Philippi, 1847) Indo

Paphia exarata R. A. Philippi, 1846 Indo

Paphia gallus (J. F. Gmelin, 1791) Indo

Paphia gallus lentiginosa (L. A. Reeve, 1864) Indian Ocean

Paphia greeffei R. W. Dunker, Japan

Paphia irredivia Makiyama, 1930 Japan

Paphia lyrata R. A. Philippi, 1847 Indo

Paphia rariflammea J.B. Lamarck, 1818 = Venerupis dura

Paphia rhomboides edulis Chemnitz, 1784 Europe

Paphia rhomboides lepidula E. A. A. Locard, 1886 Europe

Paphia rhomboides T. Pennant, 1777 Europe

Paphia schnelliana (R. W. Dunker, 1866) Indo

Paphia semirugata (R. A. Philippi, 1847) Indo

Paphia sinuosa (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) China

Paphia textile (J. F. Gmelin, 1791) Indo

Paphia textrix Chemnitz = Paphia textile

Paphia undulata (I. von Born, 1778) Indo

Paphia vernicosa (A. A. Gould, 1861) Indo

Parastarte triquetra (T. A. Conrad, 1846) America

Pelecyora excisa J. F. Gmelin, 1791 Indo

Pelecyora gibba A. Adams, 1869 China, Japan

Pelecyora hatchetigbeensis T. H. Aldrich, 1886

Periglypta chemnitzi (Hanley, 1844) Indo

Periglypta clathrata (G. P. Deshayes, 1853) Indo

Periglypta compressa Zhuang, 1964 China

Periglypta crispata (G. P. Deshayes, 1853) Indo

Periglypta fischeri Récluz, 1852 Indo

Periglypta lacerata Hanley, 1845 China, Japan

Periglypta langfordi T. Kuroda, 1945 Japan

Periglypta listeri (J. E. Gray, 1838) Indo

Periglypta magnifica Sowerby, 1825 Japan

Periglypta moniliferum Sowerby, 1851 Indo

Periglypta multicostata (Sowerby, 1835) West America

Periglypta puerpera (C. Linnaeus, 1771) Indo

Periglypta reticulata (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Indo

Pitar abbreviatus (C. F. Krauss, 1848) South Africa

Pitar aequinoctialis (Fischer

Pitar affinis (J. F. Gmelin, 1791) Indo

Pitar albidus (J. F. Gmelin, 1791) America

Pitar aletes J. G. Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1948 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Pitar (Hyphantosoma) aletes Hertlein and Strong, 1948: 172-173, pl. 1, figs. 9, 11-13.

Paratype: AMNH 160329 (1 valve).

Locality: Gulf of California, Mexico, Pacific Ocean.

Collector: Templeton Crocker Expedition, 1936.

Remarks: ex NYZS. The holotype is CASIZ 065554 (Hertlein and Strong, 1948: 172).

Pitar alternatus (W. J. Broderip, 1835) West America

Pitar arestus (Dall & Simpson, 1901) America

Pitar brevispinosus (Sowerby, 1851) West America

Pitar bullatus (Sowerby, 1851) Australia

Pitar callicomatus (W. H. Dall, 1902) West America

Pitar chordatum Roemer, 1867 Indo

Pitar circinatus (I. von Born, 1778) East America

Pitar circinatus alternatus W. J. Broderip, 1835 America

Pitar circinatus calipyga I. von Born, 1778 Red Sea

Pitar citrinus (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Pacific

Pitar concinnus (Sowerby, 1835) West America

Pitar consanguineus (C. B. Adams, 1852) West America

Pitar cordatus (Schwengel, 1951) America

Pitar coxeni (Smith, 1885) Australia

Pitar dione (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Pacific

Pitar elenensis (A. A. Olsson, 1961) West America

Pitar floridella Gray, 1838 West Africa

Pitar fluctuatus (Sowerby, 1851) West America

Pitar frizzelli J. G. Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1948 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Pitar (Lamelliconcha) frizzelli Hertlein and Strong, 1948: 176, pl. 1, figs. 1, 5, 7; pl. 2, fig. 11.

Paratypes: AMNH 160333 (2 valves).

Locality: Station 136-D-26, 23°27’N, 109°24’W, 45 fathoms, in sand and crushed shell, Arena Bank, Gulf of California, Mexico, Pacific Ocean.

Collector: Templeton Crocker Expedition, May 1, 1936.

Remarks: ex NYZS. The holotype is CASIZ 065555 and additional paratypes are CASIZ 065556, 064491.

Pitar fulminatus (C. T. Menke, 1828) America

Pitar hebraea (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Indo

Pitar helenae A. A. Olsson, 1961 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Pitar hertleini A. A. Olsson, 1961 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Pitar hesperius Berry, 1960 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Pitar hoffstetteri Fischer

Pitar inconstans (Ch. Hedley, 1923) Australia

Pitar indecoroides Yokoyama, 1928 Indo

Pitar japonicus T. Kuroda & T. Kawamoto, 1956 Indo

Pitar levis Zorina, 1978 China

Pitar limatula (Sowerby, 1853) West Pacific

Pitar lineolatum (Sowerby, 1854) Indo

Pitar lupanaria (R. P. Lesson, 1830) Pacific

Pitar madecassinus (Fischer

Pitar manillae Sowerby, 1851 Indo

Pitar mediterranea N. D. N. Tiberi, 1855 Adriatic

Pitar morrhuanus (Linsley, 1848) America

Pitar multispinosus (Sowerby, 1851) West America

Pitar nancyae Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Pitar newcombianus (Gabb, 1865) West America

Pitar nipponica T. Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971 West Pacific [taxonomy not verified]

Pitar noguchii T. Habe, 1958 Indo

Pitar obliquata Hanley, 1844 Indo

Pitar osmunda (T. Iredale, 1936) Australia

Pitar palmeri Fischer

Pitar paytensis d'Orbigny, 1845 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Pitar pellucidus (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Indo

Pitar perfragilis H. A. Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Pitar pilula Rehder, 1943 America [taxonomy not verified]

Pitar pollicaris (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) West America

Pitar prora (T. A. Conrad, 1837) Pacific

Pitar reeveanum J. Hidalgo, 1903 China, Japan

Pitar regularis (Smith, 1885) Australia

Pitar rosea (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) Gulf of Panama

Pitar rostratus Koch, 1844 East America

Pitar rudis (Poli, 1795) Europe

Pitar rudis gracilentum E. A. A. Locard, 1892 Mediterranean

Pitar rudis mediterraneum N. D. N. Tiberi, 1855 Europe

Pitar rudis nitidulum J. B. Lamarck, 1818 Mediterranean

Pitar rudis rugatum E. A. A. Locard, 1892 Mediterranean

Pitar simpsoni (W. H. Dall, 1889) America

Pitar sophiae (G. F. Angas, 1877) Australia

Pitar spoori Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Pitar striatum Gray, 1838 Indo

Pitar subpellucidum (Sowerby, 1851) Indo

Pitar sulcata Zorina, 1978 China

Pitar sulfureum H. A. Pilsbry, 1904 Pacific [taxonomy not verified]

Pitar tellinoidea Sowerby, 1851 West Africa

Pitar tortuosus (W. J. Broderip, 1835) West America

Pitar trevori Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Pitar tumens (J. F. Gmelin, 1791) West Africa

Pitar unicolor (Sowerby, 1835) West America

Pitar variegatum T. Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971 Indo

Pitar vinaceus (A. A. Olsson, 1961) West America

Pitar vulneratus (W. J. Broderip, 1835) West America

Pitar yerburyi (Smith, 1891) Red Sea

Pitar zonatus (W. H. Dall, 1902) America

Placamen berryi (Gray in Wood, 1828) Australia

Placamen calophylla (R. A. Philippi, 1836) Indo

Placamen chlorotica R. A. Philippi, 1839 Indonesia

Placamen flindersi (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938) Australia

Placamen gilva (R. A. Philippi, 1849) Australia

Placamen gravescens (C. T. Menke, 1843) Australia

Placamen lamellata P. F. Röding, 1798 China

Placamen placida (R. A. Philippi, 1844) Australia

Placamen tiara (Dillwyn, 1817) Indo

Protothaca adamsi L. A. Reeve, 1863 North Pacific

Protothaca antiqua King & Broderip, 1835 East America

Protothaca asperrima (Sowerby, 1835) West America

Protothaca beili (A. A. Olsson, 1961) West America

Protothaca columbiensis (Sowerby, 1835) West America

Protothaca crassicosta (G. P. Deshayes, 1835) New Zealand

Protothaca ecuadoriana (A. A. Olsson, 1961) West America

Protothaca euglypta G. B. Sowerby III, 1914 Japan, Russia

Protothaca granulata (J. F. Gmelin, 1791) Pacific

Protothaca grata (T. Say, 1830) West America

Protothaca jedoensis (Lischke, 1874) North Pacific

Protothaca jedoensis hirasei H. A. Pilsbry, 1901 Japan

Protothaca laciniata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) America

Protothaca mcgintyi (A. A. Olsson, 1961) West America

Protothaca metodon (H. A. Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932) West America

Protothaca pectorina (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Pacific

Protothaca pertincta (W. H. Dall, 1902) West America

Protothaca schencki Nomura, 1937 Indo

Protothaca staminea (T. A. Conrad, 1837) North Pacific

Protothaca staminea euglypta G. B. Sowerby III, 1914 Japan

Protothaca staminea ruderata G. P. Deshayes, 1853 America

Protothaca subaequilateralis (Fischer

Protothaca tenerrima (P. P. Carpenter, in A.A. Gould and Carpenter, 1856) North Pacific

Protothaca thaca (Molina, 1782) Southwest America

Protothaca zorritensis (A. A. Olsson, 1961) West America

Psephidia brunnea W. H. Dall, 1916 America

Psephidia salmonea P. P. Carpenter, 1864 Northwestern America

Psephidia symata W. H. Dall, 1913 America

Pseudamiantis pinguis Iwasaki, 1963 Japan

Pseudamiantis tauyensis Yokoyama, 1927 Japan

Samarangia quadrangularis (A. Adams & L. A. Reeve, 1850) Indo

Saxidomus gigantea (G. P. Deshayes, 1839) America

Saxidomus nuttalli (T. A. Conrad, 1837) Pacific

Saxidomus nuttalli purpuratus (Sowerby, 1852) Japan

Saxidomus purpurata Sowerby, 1852 Pacific

Siratoria siratoriensis Otuka, 1934 Japan

Sunetta aliciae A. Adams & G. F. Angas, 1864 Australia

Sunetta comptenpta Smith, 1891 China, Japan

Sunetta concina R. W. Dunker, 1865 Indo

Sunetta contempta bruggeni Fischer

Sunetta contempta Smith, 1891 Indian Ocean [taxonomy not verified]

Sunetta cumingii Smith, Indo

Sunetta effosa (Hanley, 1843) Red Sea [= (Reeve, 1843) fide Abbott]

Sunetta kurachensis G. B. Sowerby III, 1895 Indian Ocean [taxonomy not verified]

Sunetta langfordi T. Habe, 1953 Indo

Sunetta menstrualis (C. T. Menke, 1843) Indo

Sunetta meroe (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Indo

Sunetta perexcavata Fulton, 1915 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Sunetta scripta (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Indo

Sunetta scripta tumefacta Sowerby, 1851 Japan

Sunetta solanderii (Gray, 1825) Indo

Sunetta truncata (G. P. Deshayes, 1853) Indo

Sunetta vaginalis (C. T. Menke, 1843) Australia

Tapes adspersa J. B. Lamarck, 1818 China

Tapes araneosa R. A. Philippi, 1847 China, Japan

Tapes belcheri Sowerby, 1853 Indo

Tapes brochi Philippi = Anomalocardia producta

Tapes bruguierei (Hanley, 1845) Indo

Tapes decussatus (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Eastern Atlantic

Tapes deshayesii (Hanley, 1844) Indo

Tapes dorsatus (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Pacific

Tapes japonica G. P. Deshayes, 1853 Indo

Tapes largillierti R. A. Philippi, 1847 New Zealand

Tapes literatus (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Indo

Tapes literatus guttulatus P. F. Röding, 1798 Indo

Tapes malabarica Chemnitz = Paphia gallus

Tapes platyptycha H. A. Pilsbry, 1901 Indo

Tapes quadriradiata G. P. Deshayes, 1853 China

Tapes rugosa (Sowerby, 1854) Red Sea

Tapes semidecussata G. Deshayes in Reeve, 1864 Indo

Tapes sericeus Matsukuma, 1986 Pacific [taxonomy not verified]

Tapes sulcarius (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Indo

Tapes sulcosa R. A. Philippi, 1847 Indian Ocean

Tapes texturatus J. B. Lamarck, 1806 Red Sea

Tapes turgida J. B. Lamarck, 1818 Indo

Tapes variegatus (Sowerby, 1852) Japan

Tapes variegatus kioroshiensis Hirayama & Ando, 1954 Japan

Tawera bollonsi A. W. B. Powell, 1932 New Zealand

Tawera coelata (C. T. Menke, 1843) Australia

Tawera gallinula (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Australia

Tawera lagopus (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Australia

Tawera laticostata (N. H. J. Odhner, 1917) Australia

Tawera marinae Finlay, 1928 New Zealand

Tawera mawsoni (Ch. Hedley, 1916) New Zealand

Tawera rosa A. W. B. Powell, 1955 New Zealand

Tawera spissa (G. P. Deshayes, 1835) Australia, New Zealand

Tawera subnodulosa (Hanley, 1844) Indo

Tawera torresiana (Smith, 1884) Australia

Timoclea arakana (G. & H. Nevill, 1871) Indo

Timoclea carditoides (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Australia

Timoclea costellifera (A. Adams & L. A. Reeve, 1850) Indo

Timoclea glycodonta marica (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Red Sea

Timoclea habei Fischer

Timoclea laevicostata T. Kuroda, 1960 Japan

Timoclea levicostata T. Kuroda, 1960 Indo

Timoclea marica (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Indo

Timoclea marica japonica Kira, Indo

Timoclea micra H. A. Pilsbry, 1904 Indo

Timoclea mindanensis Smith, 1885 Indo

Timoclea minuta Yokoyama, Indo

Timoclea ovata (T. Pennant, 1777) Europe

Timoclea recognita (Smith, 1885) Indo

Timoclea roemeriana Issel, 1869 Red Sea

Timoclea scabra (Hanley, 1844) Pacific

Timoclea scandularis (Ch. Hedley, 1909) Australia

Timoclea siamensis Lynge, 1909 Japan

Timoclea venus puellula A. A. Gould, 1861 Japan

Timoclea yokoyamai T. Habe, 1947 Japan

Tivela abaconis W. H. Dall, 1902 America

Tivela argentina (Sowerby, 1835) West America

Tivela bicolor Gray, 1843 West Africa

Tivela byronensis (Gray, 1838) West America

Tivela compressa (Sowerby, 1851) South Africa

Tivela damaoides Gray, 1843 Red Sea

Tivela delessertii (Sowerby, 1854) West America

Tivela floridana Rehder, 1939 America [taxonomy not verified]

Tivela fulminata Valenciennes, 1827 East America

Tivela hians (R. A. Philippi, 1851) West America

Tivela hindsii (Hanley, 1844) West America

Tivela isabelleana d'Orbigny, 1846 East America

Tivela lineata (Sowerby, 1851) West America

Tivela mactroides (I. von Born, 1778) Venezuela

Tivela mactroides bryonensis Gray, 1838 America

Tivela mulawana Biggs, 1969 Red Sea [taxonomy not verified]

Tivela natalensis R. W. Dunker, 1858 South Africa [taxonomy not verified]

Tivela planulata (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) West America

Tivela platyaulax (J. R. Tomlin 1924) Indian Ocean

Tivela polita (Sowerby, 1851) South Africa

Tivela ponderosa (R. A. Philippi, 1844) Indian Ocean

Tivela rejecta E. A. Smith, 1914 South Africa [taxonomy not verified]

Tivela stultorum (Mawe, 1823) America

Tivela tripla (C. Linnaeus, 1777) West Africa

Tivela ventricosa (Gray, 1838) East America

Transennella caryonautes Berry, 1963 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Transennella conradina W. H. Dall, 1883 America [taxonomy not verified]

Transennella cubaniana (d'Orbigny, 1842) America

Transennella culebrana Dall & Simpson, 1901 America

Transennella galapagana J. G. Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1939 West America [taxonomy not verified]

Transennella gerrardi R. T. Abbott, 1958 America

Transennella gerrardi Abbott, 1958: 130-131, pl. 4, figs. a-c, text fig. 7.

Paratypes: AMNH 108391 (5 valves).

Locality: In sand and broken coral, 5 fathoms, Georgetown Anchorage, Grand Cayman Island, Cayman Islands, Atlantic Ocean.

Collector: A.J. Ostheimer III, Oct. 28, 1954.

Remarks: ex ANSP. The holotype is ANSP 199507 and additional paratypes are ANSP 199506, 199508-199510, USNM 619551 (Abbott, 1958: 131), MCZ 211610 and MNHN-M (Olazarri et al., 1972: 4).

Transennella humilis (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) West America

Transennella modesta (Sowerby, 1835) West America

Transennella omissa (H. A. Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932) West America

Transennella pannosa Sowerby, 1835 Chile

Transennella puella (P. P. Carpenter, 1864 )West America

Transennella stimpsoni W. H. Dall, 1902 America [taxonomy not verified]

Transenpitar americana Doello

Venerupis anomala (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Australia

Venerupis aurea (J. F. Gmelin, 1791) Europe

Venerupis aurea elongata Ph. Dautzenberg, 1883 North Africa

Venerupis aurea laeta Poli, 1791 Europe

Venerupis aurea oenea Turton, 1819 Europe

Venerupis aurea texturata J. B. Lamarck, 1818 Europe

Venerupis corrugata (J. F. Gmelin, 1791) West Africa

Venerupis crenata (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Australia

Venerupis decussata florida Poli, 1791 Mediterranean

Venerupis dura (J. F. Gmelin, 1791) West Africa

Venerupis exotica J. B. Lamarck, 1818 Australia

Venerupis galactites (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Australia

Venerupis geographica J. F. Gmelin, 1791 Mediterranean

Venerupis iridescens R. Tate, 1889 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Venerupis perforans G. Montagu, 1803 = Venerupis saxatilis

[Venerupis peruviana Jay, 1839: 113, pl. 1, figs. 14, 15. = Petricola (Rupellaria) denticulata Sowerby, 1834 (Keen, 1971: 199).

Syntypes: AMNH 56118 (3 specimens).

Locality: Coast of Peru, Pacific Ocean.

Collector: Unknown.

Remarks: ex Jay Collection 486. Richards and Old (1969) stated that “one... is marked ’fig’d type’ and is therefore taken to be the holotype.” This was a flawed rationale, as no specimen can be a holotype unless so stated in the original pulbication, and the action of Richards and Old (1969) should not be considered a lectotype designation. In fact, no single specimen matches Jay’s figures well enough to be definitely called the figured specimen.

Venerupis philippinarum (A. Adams & L. A. Reeve, 1850) Cosmopolitan

Venerupis planicosta G. P. Deshayes, 1854 Australia [taxonomy not verified]

Venerupis pulchella J. B. Lamarck, 1819 Mediterranean

Venerupis pulchella lucens E. A. A. Locard, 1886 Mediterranean

Venerupis pullastra G. Montagu, 1803 Europe

Venerupis ruscuriana T. A. di Monterosato, 1884 Algeria

Venerupis saxatilis Fleuriau de Bellevue, 1802 Europe

Venerupis senegalensis J. F. Gmelin, 1791 West Africa

Ventricolaria foresti Fischer

Ventricolaria listeroides Fischer

Ventricolaria magdalenae (W. H. Dall, 1902) West America

Ventricolaria rigida (Dillwyn, 1817) America

Ventricolaria rigida isocardia (Verrill, 1870) West America

Ventricolaria rugatina Heilprin, 1887 America

Venus albina Sowerby, 1853 China

Venus casina C. Linnaeus, 1758 Europe [taxonomy not verified]

Venus casinaeformis Yokoyama, 1924 China

Venus chevreuxi Ph. Dautzenberg, 1891 Gabon

Venus corbis (J. B. Lamarck, 1818) Australia

Venus declivis Sowerby, 1853 Gabon

Venus foveolata Sowerby, 1853 Indo

Venus lamellaris (Schumacher, 1817) Indo

Venus (Gemma) manhattensis Prime, 1862: 482-483, text fig. (syntype, missing).

Venus materna (T. Iredale, 1929) Australia

Venus nux J. F. Gmelin, 1791 Europe [taxonomy not verified]

Venus persimilis (T. Iredale, 1930) Australia

Venus resticulata (Sowerby, 1853) Australia

Venus rosalina Rang, West Africa

Venus toreuma A. A. Gould, 1850 Indo

Venus verrucosa (C. Linnaeus, 1758) West Africa

Venus verrucosa simulans Sowerby, 1844 West Africa

Literature Cited (for type material)

Abbott, R.T. 1958. The marine mollusks of Grand Cayman Island, British West Indies. Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 11: 138 pp., 5 pls., 7 text figs.

Boyko, C.B. and W.E. Sage III. 1996. Catalog of Recent type specimens in the Department of Invertebrates, American Museum of Natural History. II. Mollusca Part 1 (Classes Aplacophora, Polyplacophora, Gastropoda [Subclass Opisthobranchia], Bivalvia, and Scaphopoda). American Museum Novitates, 3170: 1-50, 12 figs..

Hertlein, L.G. and A.M. Strong. 1948. Eastern Pacific expeditions of the New York Zoological Society. XXXIX. Mollusks from the west coast of Mexico and Central America. Part VI. Zoologica (New York) 25, part 4(13): 163-198, 2 pls.

Jay, J.C. 1839. A catalogue of the shells, arranged according to the Lamarckian system; together with descriptions of new or rare species contained in the collection of John C. Jay, M.D. 3rd ed. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 126 pp., 10 pls.

Keen, M. 1971. Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Peru, 2nd ed. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1064 pp., 22 pls.

Olazarri, J.A. and E. Duarte. 1972. Lista de los ejemplares-tipo depositados en el Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Montevideo, Uruguay. Comun. Zool. Mus. Hist. Nat. Montevideo, 10(133): 8 pp.

Prime, T. 1862. Description of a new species of Mollusca of the genus Venus. Annales Lyceum Natural History of New York, 7: 482-483, text fig.

Richards, M.C. and W.E. Old, Jr. 1969. A catalogue of molluscan type specimens in the Department of Living Invertebrates, the American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, U.S.A. New York: Department of Living Invertebrates, American Museum of Natural History, 147 pp.

Usticke, G.W.N. 1969. A supplementary listing of new shells (illustrated) to be added to the check list of the marine shells of St. Croix. Privately published, 32 pp., 6 pls.

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