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Frilled venus

Bassina yatei (J. E. Gray, 1835)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The frilled venus (Bassina yatei) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the frilled 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 frilled venus live?

Not recorded

Is the frilled 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 frilled venus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusBassina
  7. SpeciesBassina yatei (J. E. Gray, 1835)

Synonyms Bassina yatei, Bassinaria macclurgi, Chione chiloensis var. truncata, Circomphalus yatei, Venus calcarea, Venus lucasii, Venus yatei

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Оборчатый венусRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the frilled venus

Other species in the same genus Bassina.

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What kind of animal is the frilled venus?

The frilled venus (Bassina yatei) belongs to the family Veneridae in the order Venerida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Frilled venus (Bassina yatei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/frilled-venus

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“Frilled venus (Bassina yatei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/frilled-venus.

BibTeX
@misc{frilled_venus_2026,
  title = {Frilled venus (Bassina yatei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/frilled-venus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}