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Imperial venus

Lirophora latilirata (Conrad, 1841)

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

The imperial venus (Lirophora latilirata) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the imperial 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 imperial venus live?

Not recorded

Is the imperial 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 imperial venus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusLirophora
  7. SpeciesLirophora latilirata (Conrad, 1841)

Synonyms Chione latilirata, Chione latilirata athleta, Circomphalus athleta, Circumphalus athleta, Lirophora athleta, Venus latilirata, Venus varicosa

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the imperial venus

Other species in the same genus Lirophora.

King venus

Lirophora paphia

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the imperial venus?

The imperial venus (Lirophora latilirata) 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). Imperial venus (Lirophora latilirata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/imperial-venus

MLA

“Imperial venus (Lirophora latilirata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/imperial-venus.

BibTeX
@misc{imperial_venus_2026,
  title = {Imperial venus (Lirophora latilirata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/imperial-venus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}