Biology:Venus crebrisulca
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Short description: Species of bivalve
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Venus |
| Species: | V. crebrisulca
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| Venus crebrisulca Lamarck, 1818
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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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Lamarck, J.-B. M. de (1818). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome cinquième, 612 pp.. Paris: Deterville/Verdière. p. 587. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:
- ↑ Arapov, J; Ezgeta-Balić, D; Peharda, M; Ninčević Gladan1, Ž (10 November 2026). "BIVALVE FEEDING — HOW AND WHAT THEY EAT?". https://ribarstvo.agr.hr/articles/5795_BIVALVE_FEEDING_HOW_AND_WHAT_THEY_EAT__en.pdf.
- 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.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7140133 entry
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