Venus is a genus of small to large saltwater clams in the family Veneridae, which is sometimes known as the Venus clams and their relatives. These are marine bivalve molluscs.
The genus Venus is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and sexuality.
However, some bivalves are still called Venus clams because they used to be in the genus Venus, though they are now placed in other genera: these include the species within the genus Mercenaria, and Pitar dione, the Venus shell described in sexual terms by Linnaeus.[1][2]
The genus is known from the Cretaceous to the recent periods (age range: from 136.4 Mya to now). Fossils shells have been found all over the world. About 20 extinct species are known.[3]
The family Veneridae contains over 400 known species, many of which are attractive and popular with shell-collectors.
The shells of venerids vary in shape, and include shells that are circular, triangular, and rectangular. Characteristically, Venus clams possess a porcelain-like inner shell layer, a complex tooth structure in the hinge, well-developed escutcheon and lunule, and a well-developed pallial sinus.
Veneridae colonize the sandy ocean bottom, and their populations are often dense and large. The Veneroida order typically has a folded gill structure which is well developed for filtering out small food particles.
The common names of clams in this genus often include the name Venus. A few species that still have "Venus" as part of their common name, but which are no longer in the genus Venus are:
The genus Venus contains these extant species:[4]
Venus is a genus of small to large saltwater clams in the family Veneridae, which is sometimes known as the Venus clams and their relatives. These are marine bivalve molluscs.
Venuso (science: Venus)[1] estas genro de la duvalvuloj el la filiumo moluskoj.
Venuso (science: Venus) estas genro de la duvalvuloj el la filiumo moluskoj.
Le genre Venus regroupe des espèces de mollusques bivalves comestibles de la famille des Veneridae dont les noms vernaculaires sont vénus et praire.
Selon World Register of Marine Species (27 septembre 2021)[1] :
Le genre Venus regroupe des espèces de mollusques bivalves comestibles de la famille des Veneridae dont les noms vernaculaires sont vénus et praire.
Venus é un xénero de moluscos bivalvos heterodontes da orde dos veneroides e familia dos venéridos, que inclúe varias especies comestíbeis.
Teñen a cuncha é moi grosa e sólida, globosa, equivalva e inequilateral, coas valvas cunha escultura formada por fortes costelas concéntricas tuberculadas.[3][4]
Segundo o Sistema Integrado de Información Taxonómica (SIIT), o xénero comprende as seguintes especies:[1]
Porén, o World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) recoñece as seguintes:[2]
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Venus é un xénero de moluscos bivalvos heterodontes da orde dos veneroides e familia dos venéridos, que inclúe varias especies comestíbeis.
Teñen a cuncha é moi grosa e sólida, globosa, equivalva e inequilateral, coas valvas cunha escultura formada por fortes costelas concéntricas tuberculadas.
Venus è un genere di molluschi bivalvi della famiglia Veneridae.
Tra le Venus sono contemplate le seguenti specie:[1]
Venus is een geslacht van tweekleppigen uit de familie van de Veneridae.
Venus is een geslacht van tweekleppigen uit de familie van de Veneridae.
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