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Venus
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Veneracea (Venus clams)
Family:
Veneridae
Subfamily:
Venerinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Venus LINNE, 1758
Type Species:
V. verrucosa; SD GRAY, 1847 (ICZN, 1950)
Images
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Fig. E142,1. *V. (V.) verrucosa LINNE, Rec., Medit.; 1a-c, LV ext., RV and LV hinges, XO.5 (124b)
Synonyms
Venusarius, Ventricola
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-Afr.-E.Indies- N.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Oligo.
Beginning International Stage:
Rupelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
33.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Escutcheon smooth, large, beveled in LV; hinge with All small to pustular; pallial sinus short.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Veneracea (Venus clams)
Family:
Veneridae
Subfamily:
Venerinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Venus LINNE, 1758
Type Species:
V. verrucosa; SD GRAY, 1847 (ICZN, 1950)
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. E142,1. *V. (V.) verrucosa LINNE, Rec., Medit.; 1a-c, LV ext., RV and LV hinges, XO.5 (124b)
Synonyms
Venusarius, Ventricola
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-Afr.-E.Indies- N.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Oligo.
Beginning International Stage:
Rupelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
33.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Escutcheon smooth, large, beveled in LV; hinge with All small to pustular; pallial sinus short.