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Name

Venus

warty venus

Framing

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Bivalvia

Subclass: Heterodonta

Genus: Venus

Habitat

Marine. Benthic. Soft muddy and sandy bottoms (buried at shallow depths).

Feeding

Free-living. Suspensivorous, filter feeders.

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic, Azores, Red Sea and Mediterranean. Some species of commercial interest

Conservation status

Not threatened

Additional information

Shell globose, oval, with distinct radial bands, which may form warts on the margins.

Additional information

Bibliography

- Doneddu, M. &Trainito E. (2005). Conchiglie del Mediterraneo. Guida al riconoscimento dei moluschi conchigliati. Il Castello. 256 pp.

- Gofas S., Moreno D. y Salas C. (2011). Moluscos marinos de Andalucía. Volumen II- Málaga: Servicio de Publicaciones e Intercambio Científico, Universidad de Málaga. Disponible en biblioteca UGR.

- Ocaña, A, Sánchez Tocino, L., López González, S, y Viciana Martín, J.F. (2000). Guía Submarina de Invertebrados no Artrópodos. Ed. Comares. Granada. 471 pp. Disponible en biblioteca UGR.

- Poppe, G.T. & Goto Y. (1993). European Seasshells. Vol. II. Verlarg Christa Hemmen.