Venus crebrisulca

Venus crebrisulca
Shell of Venus crebrisulca (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Venus
Species:
V. crebrisulca
Binomial name
Venus crebrisulca
Lamarck, 1818
Synonyms
  • Circomphalus rosalina (Rang, 1834) (incorrect generic combination)
  • Venus rosalina Rang, 1834

Venus crebrisulca is a species of marine clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.[1]

Description

The length of the clam attains 47.6 mm. It has an ivory color.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is cordate-rounded in shape and has a white base color, which is decorated with reddish spots. It is marked by frequent, obtuse transverse sulci that become more prominent and somewhat lamellose toward the anterior side. [2]

Biology

This species is a suspension feeder, like its family Veneridae.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco, Western Sahara and Senegal.

References

  1. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Venus crebrisulca Lamarck, 1818. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446832 on 2023-02-04
  2. ↑ Lamarck, J.-B. M. de (1818). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris: Deterville/Verdière. p. 587. Retrieved 29 April 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ↑ Arapov, J; Ezgeta-Balić, D; Peharda, M; Ninčević Gladan1, Ž (10 November 2026). "BIVALVE FEEDING — HOW AND WHAT THEY EAT?" (PDF). Ribarstvo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Huber, M. (2010). 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. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM.
  • Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1–1104.
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