Chamelea striatula (da Costa, 1778)
(Striped Venus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChamelea striatula (Striped Venus)
FamilyVENERIDAE (carpet and venus shells)
SuperfamilyVENEROIDEA (Venus clams & carpet shells)
OrderVENEROIDA (veneroids)
InfraclassEuheterodonta (an infraclass of molluscs)
SubclassHETERODONTA (a subclass of bivalve molluscs)
ClassBIVALVIA (bivalves)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Chamelea striatula (Striped Venus) :
1: Chamelea striatula (Striped Venus)
16 Mar 2008 OSGR: SX04 50° 20’ N, 4° 50’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
dead shells (1 pair, 9 singletons), washed up on beach
Image 1: Left valve - inner surface - black backgroundImage 2: Left valve - outer surface - black backgroundImage 3: Right valve - inner surface - black backgroundImage 4: Right valve - outer surface - black backgroundImage 5: Shells - dry - black backgroundImage 6: Shells - escutcheon view - black backgroundImage 7: Shells - escutcheon view - black background (2)Image 8: Shells - hinge view - black backgroundImage 9: Shells - hinge view - black background (2)Image 10: Shells - inner surfaces - black backgroundImage 11: Shells - ligament view - black backgroundImage 12: Shells - lunule view - black backgroundImage 13: Shells - lunule view - black background (2)Image 14: Shells - margin view - black backgroundImage 15: Shells - margin view - black background (2)Image 16: Shells - moist - black backgroundImage 17: Shells - outer surfaces - dry - black backgroundImage 18: Shells - outer surfaces - moist - black backgroundImage 19: Hinge teeth - left valve - close-up - enlarged - black backgroundImage 20: Hinge teeth - right valve - close-up - enlarged - black backgroundImage 21: Left valve - concentric ridges - close-up - enlarged - black backgroundImage 22: Right valve - concentric ridges - close-up - enlarged - black background

Chamelea striatula (Striped Venus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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