Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758
(Warty Venus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVenus verrucosa (Warty Venus)
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)
Records of Venus verrucosa (Warty Venus) :
1: Venus verrucosa (Warty Venus)
21 Mar 2015 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
living animal, on surface of mudflats at low tide
Image 1: Live animal - anterior view showing lunule - natural backgroundImage 2: Live animal - on mud - natural backgroundImage 3: Live animal - posterior view - natural background
2: Venus verrucosa (Warty Venus)
23 Apr 2008 OSGR: SZ07 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
95 old half-shells of varying antiquity washed up on the beach after storms
Image 1: Left valve - hinge teeth - close-upImage 2: Left valve - inner surface - black backgroundImage 3: Left valve - inner surface - black background (2)Image 4: Left valve - outer surface - wet - black backgroundImage 5: Left valve - outer surface - wet - black background (2)Image 6: Right valve - hinge teeth - close-upImage 7: Right valve - hinge teeth - close-up (2)Image 8: Right valve - inner surface - black backgroundImage 9: Right valve - outer surface - wet - black backgroundImage 10: Left valve - cardinal teeth - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Left valve - cardinal teeth - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 12: Left valve - escutcheon - close-up - enlargedImage 13: Margin showing crenulations - close-up - enlargedImage 14: Margin showing crenulations - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 15: Right valve - cardinal teeth - close-up - enlargedImage 16: Surface sculpture - anterior rim and lunule - close-up - enlargedImage 17: Surface sculpture - anterior rim - close-up - enlargedImage 18: Surface sculpture - middle rim - close-up - enlargedImage 19: Surface sculpture - posterior rim - close-up - enlarged

Venus verrucosa (Warty Venus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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