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Milky tapes

Venerupis galactites (Lamarck, 1818)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The milky tapes (Venerupis galactites) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the milky tapes

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 milky tapes live?

Not recorded

Is the milky tapes 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 milky tapes classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusVenerupis
  7. SpeciesVenerupis galactites (Lamarck, 1818)

Synonyms Venerupis galactites, Venus galactites

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Milky venusEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the milky tapes

Other species in the same genus Venerupis.

Oblong venus

Venerupis largillierti

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

Banded venus

Venerupis geographica

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the milky tapes?

The milky tapes (Venerupis galactites) 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). Milky tapes (Venerupis galactites). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/milky-tapes

MLA

“Milky tapes (Venerupis galactites).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/milky-tapes.

BibTeX
@misc{milky_tapes_2026,
  title = {Milky tapes (Venerupis galactites)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/milky-tapes},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}