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Forked venus

Gafrarium divaricatum (Gmelin, 1791)

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the forked 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 forked venus live?

Not recorded

Is the forked 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 forked venus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusGafrarium
  7. SpeciesGafrarium divaricatum (Gmelin, 1791)

Synonyms Circe divaricata, Circe marmorata, Circe transversaria, Cire aequivoca, Cire divaricatum, Cytherea testudinalis, Gafraium divaricatum, Gafrarium divaricata, Gefrarium divaricatum, Venus divaricata

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • venuška rozvětvenáCzech
  • Verzweigte VenusmuschelGerman
  • ケマンガイJapanese
  • Гафрариум двухваликовыйRussian
  • venuška vidličkovitáSlovak
  • หอยขาวThai
  • 歧紋簾蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the forked venus

Other species in the same genus Gafrarium.

Comb Circe

Gafrarium pectinatum

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the forked venus?

The forked venus (Gafrarium divaricatum) belongs to the family Veneridae in the order Venerida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Forked venus (Gafrarium divaricatum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/forked-venus

MLA

“Forked venus (Gafrarium divaricatum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/forked-venus.

BibTeX
@misc{forked_venus_2026,
  title = {Forked venus (Gafrarium divaricatum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/forked-venus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}