Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 is a animal in the Veneridae family, order Venerida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758
Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758, the warty venus, is a burrowing bivalve found along European and southern African coasts.
Venus verrucosa, commonly called the warty venus, reaches up to 60 mm in diameter. It has a bulky, oval shell with clearly defined concentric ridges, and knobbly, crossed shell edges. This species occurs along European coasts and southern African coasts, ranging from the Namibian coast to Mozambique, and can be found subtidally down to 155 m depth. The warty venus burrows in mud and sand substrates.
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Agriopoma morrhuanum (Dall, 1902)
Callista chione (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hysteroconcha lupanaria (Lesson, 1831)
Hysteroconcha dione (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chionopsis intapurpurea (Conrad, 1849)
Dosinia subrosea (Gray, 1835)
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