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Dark pitar venus

Lioconcha fastigiata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The dark pitar venus (Lioconcha fastigiata) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the dark pitar venus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
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 dark pitar venus live?

Not recorded

Is the dark pitar 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 dark pitar venus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusLioconcha
  7. SpeciesLioconcha fastigiata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1851)

Synonyms Cytheraea fastigiata, Lioconcha pseudofastigiata

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • サラサガイJapanese
  • 秀美文蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dark pitar venus

Other species in the same genus Lioconcha.

Tent clam

Lioconcha castrensis

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dark pitar venus?

The dark pitar venus (Lioconcha fastigiata) belongs to the family Veneridae in the order Venerida.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dark pitar venus (Lioconcha fastigiata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-pitar-venus

MLA

“Dark pitar venus (Lioconcha fastigiata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-pitar-venus.

BibTeX
@misc{dark_pitar_venus_2026,
  title = {Dark pitar venus (Lioconcha fastigiata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-pitar-venus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}