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Definition of Genus Mercenaria
1. Noun. A genus of Veneridae.
Exact synonyms: Mercenaria
Generic synonyms: Mollusk Genus
Group relationships: Family Veneridae, Veneridae
Generic synonyms: Mollusk Genus
Group relationships: Family Veneridae, Veneridae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Mercenaria
Literary usage of Genus Mercenaria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of geology by James Dwight Dana (1863)
"... or common Oyster; Venn* mercenaria, or common Clam (recently referred to a
new genus, Mercenaria, and named Mercenaria violacea); ..."
2. The Genera of Recent Mollusca: Arranged According to Their Organization by Henry Adams, Arthur Adams (1858)
"... Sow. reticulata, Linn. rosalina, Rang. rugosa, Chem. sculpta, Desk. Sowerbyi,
Desk. tuberosa, Desk. verrucosa, Linn. Genus MERCENARIA, Schumacher. ..."
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