Venus Linnaeus, 1758
(a genus of venus shells)

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Venus verrucosa
Warty Venus
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusVenus (a genus of venus shells)
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)

Venus (a genus of venus shells) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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