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Genus of bivalves
Venerupis is a
genus of
marine
bivalve
molluscs in the family
Veneridae commonly known as carpet shells. The
valves are robust and rhomboidal with the
umbones turned-in and nearer the anterior end. The posterior end is wedge-shaped and the internal margins of the valves are smooth. There are 3 or 4 cardinal teeth on each valve. The foot is large and the siphons are of medium length and united except at the very tip.
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Species
The
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) accepted the following species as valid in 2011:
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Venerupis anomala (Lamarck, 1818)
Venerupis aspera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
Venerupis cumingii (G.B. Sowerby II, 1852)
Venerupis galactites (Lamarck, 1818)
Venerupis geographica (Gmelin, 1791)
Venerupis glandina (Lamarck, 1818)
Venerupis largillierti (Philippi, 1847)
Venerupis rugosa (G.B. Sowerby II, 1854)
Venerupis philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Synonyms
Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791) : synonym of
Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
Venerupis bruguieri (Hanley, 1845) : synonym of
Ruditapes bruguieri (Hanley, 1845)
Venerupis cordieri (Deshayes, 1839) : synonym of
Irusella lamellifera (Co nrad, 1837)
Venerupis decussata (Linnaeus, 1758) : synonym of
Lajonkairia lajonkairii (Payraudeau, 1826)
Venerupis declivis Sowerby, 1853 : synonym of
Venus declivis G. B. Sowerby II, 1853
Venerupis dura (Gmelin, 1791) : synonym of
Polititapes durus (Gmelin, 1791)
Venerupis lucens (Locard, 1886) : synonym of
Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
Venerupis saxatilis (Fleuriau de Bellevue, 1802) : synonym of
Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
Venerupis senegalensis (Gmelin, 1791) : synonym of
Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
References
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Venerupis - Lamarck, 1818 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
^ Barrett, John; C. M. Yonge (1958). Collins Pocket Guide to the Sea Shore . London: Collins. p. 158.