BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

VENERIDAE (carpet and venus shells)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #refs
Species Callista chione (Linnaeus) (a bivalve) 11    
Species Chamelea gallina (Linnaeus, 1758) (Striped Venus) 22    
Species Dosinea lupinus (Linnaeus) (Smooth Artemis) 11    
Genus Tapes (a genus of carpet shells) 32   1
Genus Venerupis (carpet shells) 43 3 1
Genus Venus (a genus of venus shells)      
Species Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 (Warty Venus) 19    

Suggested Literature

VENERIDAE may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
MOLLUSCA
(slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
BIVALVIA
(bivalves)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with VENERIDAE:

Veneridae may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
MOLLUSCA
(slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)

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