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Lamellar venus

Irusella lamellifera (Conrad, 1837)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The lamellar venus (Irusella lamellifera) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the lamellar 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 lamellar venus live?

Not recorded

Is the lamellar 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 lamellar venus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusIrusella
  7. SpeciesIrusella lamellifera (Conrad, 1837)

Synonyms Irus lamellifera, Irus lamellifera var. prelamellifer, Petricola cordieri, Venerupis cordieri, Venerupis cordieri var. notabilis, Venus lamellifera

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lamellar venus

Other species in the same family Veneridae.

Qahog

Mercenaria mercenaria

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

Hamaguri

Meretrix lusoria

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

Manila clam

Ruditapes philippinarum

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

Clam

Venus verrucosa

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

Cock

Callista chione

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

CompareLamellar venus vs QahogLamellar venus vs HamaguriLamellar venus vs Manila clamLamellar venus vs Clam

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the lamellar venus?

The lamellar venus (Irusella lamellifera) 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). Lamellar venus (Irusella lamellifera). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lamellar-venus

MLA

“Lamellar venus (Irusella lamellifera).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lamellar-venus.

BibTeX
@misc{lamellar_venus_2026,
  title = {Lamellar venus (Irusella lamellifera)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lamellar-venus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}