Venus casina

Venus casina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Infraclass: Euheterodonta
Order: Veneroida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
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 Species as Venus casina, the Catalogue of Life uses Circomphalus casina.

Appearance

V. 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

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

References

  1. 1 2 Gofas, Serge (2004). "Venus casina Linnaeus, 1758". World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ↑ "Circomphalus casina". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
External identifiers for Venus casina
Encyclopedia of Life 586173
NCBI 380120
WoRMS 141934


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