The warty venus, Venus verrucosa, is a species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 of saltwater clam. They are marine

Marine (ocean)

Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...

 bivalve molluscs in the family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 Veneridae

Veneridae

The Veneridae or venerids, also known as the Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. There are over 500 living species of venerid bivalves, most of which are edible, and many of which are exploited as a food source.Many of the most...

, sometimes known as the Venus clams.

Distribution

This species is found around the European coast and also the southern African coast, from the Namibian coast to Mozambique, subtidally to 155 m.

Description

This animal grows up to 60 mm in diameter. It has a bulky, oval shell with well defined concentric ridges. The shell edges are knobbly.

External links

• http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141936