Venerupis largillierti (R.A.Philippi, 1847) is a animal in the Veneridae family, order Venerida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Venerupis largillierti (R.A.Philippi, 1847)

Venerupis largillierti (R.A.Philippi, 1847)

Venerupis largillierti is a bivalve with colored ridged shells, and young specimens have zigzag ridge patterns.

Family
Genus
Venerupis
Order
Venerida
Class
Bivalvia

About Venerupis largillierti (R.A.Philippi, 1847)

Venerupis largillierti (R.A.Philippi, 1847) has a shell that is yellow-brown, red-white, and ferruginous at its apex. The outer surface of the shell bears coarse ridges, which become even coarser toward the apex. Young individuals have distinct zigzag patterns on these ridges.

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Taxonomy

Animalia โ€บ Mollusca โ€บ Bivalvia โ€บ Venerida โ€บ Veneridae โ€บ Venerupis

More from Veneridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy ยท Disclaimer

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