Venus crebrisulca is a species of marine clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Venus crebrisulca Lamarck, 1818. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446832 on 2023-02-04
Description The length of the clam attains 47.6 mm. It has an ivory color.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is cordate-rounded in shape and has a white base color, which is decorated with reddish spots. It is marked by frequent, obtuse transverse sulci that become more prominent and somewhat lamellose toward the anterior side.
Biology This species is a suspension feeder, like its family Veneridae.
Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco, Western Sahara and Senegal.
References
Huber, M. (2010). Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. Cosel, R. von; Gofas, S. (2019). Marine bivalves of tropical West Africa: from Rio de Oro to southern Angola. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum, Paris, IRD Éditions, Marseille (Faune et Flore tropicales, volume 48): 1–1104.
External links Rang, (S.). (1834). Venus. Venus. Linné. V. rosaline. V. rosalina, Rang. Magasin de Zoologie. 4: Classe V, Planche 42