WoRMS name details
Venus superba Guppy, 1873
544774 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:544774)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Guppy, R. J. L. (1873). On new species of bivalve Molluska found at Cumana, Venezuela. <em>Proceedings of the Scientific Association of Trinidad.</em> 2(2): 90-92, pl. 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54078052
page(s): 91, pl. 3, fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 91, pl. 3, fig. 2 [details]
Type locality contained in Venezuela
, Note Cumana
type locality contained in Venezuela (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Cumana [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Venus superba Guppy, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=544774 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Guppy, R. J. L. (1873). On new species of bivalve Molluska found at Cumana, Venezuela. <em>Proceedings of the Scientific Association of Trinidad.</em> 2(2): 90-92, pl. 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54078052
page(s): 91, pl. 3, fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 91, pl. 3, fig. 2 [details]
basis of record Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Dall, W. H. (1902). Synopsis of the family Veneridae and of the North American Recent species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 26 (1312): 335-412., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7612547
page(s): 374 [details]
page(s): 374 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
