MolluscaBase name details
Mercenaria carolinensis Conrad, 1873 †
540932 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:540932)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Conrad, T. A. (1873). Descriptions of new genera and species of fossil shells of North Carolina in the State Cabinet at Rayleigh, pp. 1-28; pl. 1-4. Appendix to: Kerr, W.C. Report of the Geological Survey of North Carolina, Vol. i, 120 pp., 8 pls. (fossils), geol. map. In: Kerr, W. C. Report of the Geological Survey of North Carolina 1, Appendix A. Raleigh: Josiah Turner, 1-28 ["1875"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54125882
page(s): 20 [details]
page(s): 20 [details]
Type locality contained in North Carolina
, Note Cape Fear River
type locality contained in North Carolina (origin: native) [details]
Type locality Cape Fear River [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mercenaria carolinensis Conrad, 1873 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=540932 on 2025-09-11
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Conrad, T. A. (1873). Descriptions of new genera and species of fossil shells of North Carolina in the State Cabinet at Rayleigh, pp. 1-28; pl. 1-4. Appendix to: Kerr, W.C. Report of the Geological Survey of North Carolina, Vol. i, 120 pp., 8 pls. (fossils), geol. map. In: Kerr, W. C. Report of the Geological Survey of North Carolina 1, Appendix A. Raleigh: Josiah Turner, 1-28 ["1875"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54125882
page(s): 20 [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): 20 [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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Cape Fear River [details]
