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Heavy-ribbed venus

Leukoma crassicosta (Deshayes, 1835)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The heavy-ribbed venus (Leukoma crassicosta) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the heavy-ribbed 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 heavy-ribbed venus live?

Not recorded

Is the heavy-ribbed 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 heavy-ribbed venus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusLeukoma
  7. SpeciesLeukoma crassicosta (Deshayes, 1835)

Synonyms Protothaca crassicosta, Venus costata, Venus crassicosta

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the heavy-ribbed venus

Other species in the same genus Leukoma.

Skʷɬé:y

Leukoma staminea

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

Taca clam

Leukoma thaca

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

Jedo venus

Leukoma jedoensis

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

CompareHeavy-ribbed venus vs Skʷɬé:yHeavy-ribbed venus vs Taca clamHeavy-ribbed venus vs Beaded venusHeavy-ribbed venus vs Jedo venus

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the heavy-ribbed venus?

The heavy-ribbed venus (Leukoma crassicosta) 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). Heavy-ribbed venus (Leukoma crassicosta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/heavy-ribbed-venus

MLA

“Heavy-ribbed venus (Leukoma crassicosta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/heavy-ribbed-venus.

BibTeX
@misc{heavy_ribbed_venus_2026,
  title = {Heavy-ribbed venus (Leukoma crassicosta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/heavy-ribbed-venus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}