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Irus clam

Irus irus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The irus clam (Irus irus) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the irus clam

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 irus clam live?

Not recorded

Is the irus clam 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 irus clam classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusIrus
  7. SpeciesIrus irus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cuneus foliatus, Donax irus, Irus irus, Notirus irus, Pectunculus truncatus, Pullastra irus, Tellina cornubiensis, Venerupis attenuata, Venerupis chinensis, Venerupis derelicta, Venerupis digona, Venerupis irus, Venerupis irus var. barrensis, Venerupis irus var. bicolor, Venerupis irus var. crebrilamellata, Venerupis irus var. flava, Venerupis irus var. geographica, Venerupis irus var. pseudoirus, Venerupis irus var. rosea, Venerupis irus var. tricolor, Venerupis irusianus, Venerupis multicostata, Venerupis pseudoirus, Venerupis pulcherrima

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Irus venusEnglish
  • tapeska žebrovitáCzech
  • IrusmuschelGerman
  • Vongola erosivaItalian
  • ハネマツカゼJapanese
  • 굵은주름입조개Korean
  • IrusSlovenian
  • 翹鱗蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the irus clam

Other species in the same genus Irus.

White irus

Irus carditoides

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the irus clam?

The irus clam (Irus irus) 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). Irus clam (Irus irus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/irus-clam

MLA

“Irus clam (Irus irus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/irus-clam.

BibTeX
@misc{irus_clam_2026,
  title = {Irus clam (Irus irus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/irus-clam},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}