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Venus casina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Venus
Species:
V. casina
Binomial name
Venus casina

Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms[1]
  • Circomphalus casina Linnaeus, 1758
  • Dosina casina Linnaeus, 1758
  • Pectunculus membranaceus da Costa, 1778
  • Venus casinula Deshayes in Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1833
  • Venus consobrina Deshayes, 1853
  • Venus discina Lamarck, 1818
  • Venus giraudi Gay, 1858
  • Venus joenia Benoit & Granata, 1878
  • Venus lactea Donovan, 1803
  • Venus reflexa Montagu, 1808
  • Venus rusterucii Payraudeau, 1826

Venus casina is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams. While the species is classified by World Register of Marine SpeciesasVenus casina, the Catalogue of Life uses Circomphalus casina.

Appearance

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Venus casina has equally sized valves up to 50 mm in length with a "swollen" appearance. The species is characterised by concentric ridges on the outer surface of the shell, which is dirty white to beige, with occasional patches of pink.[2]

Ecology

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Venus casina is a suspension feeder found between the United Kingdom, West Africa and the Azores as well as in the Mediterranean Sea.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gofas, Serge (2004). "Venus casina Linnaeus, 1758". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
  • ^ "Circomphalus casina". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2012-02-16.


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