Venus nux
Appearance
Venus nux | |
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Fossil right valve of V. nux from Pliocene of Italy | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Family: | Veneridae |
Genus: | Venus |
Species: | V. nux
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Binomial name | |
Venus nux Gmelin, 1791
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Venus nux is a species of saltwater clam. They are marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, sometimes known as the venus clams.[1][2][3]
Venus nux can reach a size of 30–45 mm (1.2–1.8 in). The shells are globular, with dense, concentric ribs on the surface.[1][4]
The species is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic littorals of Portugal and Spain.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b WoRMS
- ^ Encyclopedia of Life
- ^ M. A. E. MALAQUIAS Molluscan diversity caught by trawling fisheries: a case study in southern Portugal
- ^ a b Conchiglie del Mediterraneo
- ^ Cristina Tirado, José Luis Rueda and Carmen Salas Reproductive Cycles in Atlantic and Mediterranean Populations of Venus nux Gmelin, 1791 (Bivalvia: Veneridae), from Southern Spain