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Chicken venus

Chamelea gallina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The chicken venus (Chamelea gallina) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the chicken venus

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chicken venus live?

Not recorded

Is the chicken venus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the chicken venus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusChamelea
  7. SpeciesChamelea gallina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Chione gallina, Chione schottii, Ortygia gallina, Venus corrugatula, Venus gallina, Venus gallina var. alba, Venus gallina var. articulata, Venus gallina var. flava, Venus gallina var. major, Venus gallina var. minor, Venus nucleus, Venus nuculata, Venus sinuata

Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • Striped venusEnglish
  • Striped venus clamEnglish
  • rossellonaCatalan
  • chionka slepičíCzech
  • Gemeine VenusmuschelGerman
  • ΧάβαροGreek
  • chirlaSpanish
  • vénusFrench
  • ונוס מצויהHebrew
  • Lupino di mareItalian
  • Ruožuotoji veneraLithuanian
  • venusschelpDutch
  • Pé-de-burrinhoPortuguese
  • Венус-петушокRussian
  • venuška cipkaváSlovak
  • venusi me shiritaAlbanian
  • gestreifte VenusmuschelGerman
  • Strahlige VenusmuschelGerman
  • ΨευτοκύδωνοGreek
  • galinetteFrench
  • petite praireFrench
  • Vongola comuneItalian
  • Vongola lupinoItalian
  • gestreepte venusschelpDutch
  • gewone venusschelpDutch
  • Хамелея куринаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the chicken venus

Other species in the same genus Chamelea.

CompareChicken venus vs Striped venusChicken venus vs Chamelea fasciculataChicken venus vs Chamelea grzybowskiChicken venus vs Chamelea mississippiensis

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the chicken venus?

The chicken venus (Chamelea gallina) belongs to the family Veneridae in the order Venerida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chicken venus (Chamelea gallina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chicken-venus

MLA

“Chicken venus (Chamelea gallina).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chicken-venus.

BibTeX
@misc{chicken_venus_2026,
  title = {Chicken venus (Chamelea gallina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chicken-venus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}