Genus Mercenaria C. F. Schumacher, 1817

(3-4-4-0-26-7-1-44-0-0-0-0-0)
Ref. Abbott & Dance, 1982 p 368
Amer. Fish. Soc., 1988 p 44
Bernard, 1983 p 52
Lindner, 1977 p 116
Syn. Crassivenus Perkins, 1869
Ref. Abbott, 1974 p 522
Vaught, 1989 p 135
Vokes, 1980 p 178
Syn. Venus of authors
Ref. Keen, 1971 p 192

apodema (W. H. Dall, 1902)
(3-4-4-0-26-7-1-44-0-1-0-0-0)
Ref. Keen, 1971 p 192 d
Syn. Venus (Venus) apodema W. H. Dall, 1902
Ref. Bernard, 1983 p 52

campechiensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1791)
(3-4-4-0-26-7-1-44-0-2-0-0-0)
Southern Quahog
Ref. Abbott, 1974 p 523 bw
Abbott & Dance, 1982 p 368 c
Amer. Fish. Soc., 1988 p 44
Keen, 1971 p 192

kennicottii W. H. Dall, 1871
(3-4-4-0-26-7-1-44-0-3-0-0-0)
Ref. Bernard, 1983 p 52

mercenaria (C. v Linne, 1758) [T]
(3-4-4-0-26-7-1-44-0-4-0-0-0)
Northern Quahog
Ref. Abbott & Dance, 1982 p 368 c
Amer. Fish. Soc., 1988 p 44
Syn. Meretrix rutila Sternheimer, 1957
Ref. Abbott, 1974 p 523 bw
Syn. Mercenaria violacea C. F. Schumacher, 1817;
Venus (Venus) mercenaria C. v Linne, 1758
Ref. Bernard, 1983 p 52

mercenaria (C. v Linne, 1758)
(3-4-4-0-26-7-1-44-0-4-1-0-0)

Form notata T. Say
(3-4-4-0-26-7-1-44-0-4-1-1-0)
Ref. Abbott, 1974 p 523

texana (W. H. Dall, 1902)
(3-4-4-0-26-7-1-44-0-4-2-0-0)
Texas Quahog
Ref. Abbott, 1974 p 523
Abbott & Dance, 1982 p 368 c

violacea C. F. Schumacher, 1817
(3-4-4-0-26-7-1-44-0-5-0-0-0)
[=Mercenaria mercenaria (C. v Linne, 1758)]
Ref. Bernard, 1983 p 52