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Milky venus

Compsomyax subdiaphana (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The milky venus (Compsomyax subdiaphana) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the milky 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 milky venus live?

Not recorded

Is the milky 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 milky venus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusCompsomyax
  7. SpeciesCompsomyax subdiaphana (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)

Synonyms Callista subdiaphana, Callista subdiaphana pedroana, Clementia obliqua, Clementia subdiaphana, Meretrix iizukai, Saxidomus gibbosus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the milky venus

Other species in the same genus Compsomyax.

CompareMilky venus vs Compsomyax stewarti

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the milky venus?

The milky venus (Compsomyax subdiaphana) 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). Milky venus (Compsomyax subdiaphana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/milky-venus

MLA

“Milky venus (Compsomyax subdiaphana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/milky-venus.

BibTeX
@misc{milky_venus_2026,
  title = {Milky venus (Compsomyax subdiaphana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/milky-venus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}