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Discrepant venus

Gafrarium dispar (Holten, 1802)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The discrepant venus (Gafrarium dispar) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the discrepant 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 discrepant venus live?

Not recorded

Is the discrepant 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 discrepant venus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusGafrarium
  7. SpeciesGafrarium dispar (Holten, 1802)

Synonyms Circe dispar, Cire dispar, Cire tranversa, Cytherea abbreviata, Cytherea mixta, Cytherea muscaria, Cytherea pulicaris, Gafraium dispar, Venus dispar

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Transverse CirceEnglish
  • イナミガイJapanese
  • 枝條縱簾蛤Chinese
  • 顆粒加夫蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the discrepant venus

Other species in the same genus Gafrarium.

Comb Circe

Gafrarium pectinatum

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

Forked venus

Gafrarium divaricatum

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

CompareDiscrepant venus vs Comb CirceDiscrepant venus vs Forked venusDiscrepant venus vs Swollen CirceDiscrepant venus vs Gafrarium aduncum

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the discrepant venus?

The discrepant venus (Gafrarium dispar) 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). Discrepant venus (Gafrarium dispar). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/discrepant-venus

MLA

“Discrepant venus (Gafrarium dispar).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/discrepant-venus.

BibTeX
@misc{discrepant_venus_2026,
  title = {Discrepant venus (Gafrarium dispar)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/discrepant-venus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}