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Pale venus

Venus casina Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedmolluscs

The pale venus (Venus casina) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the pale 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 pale venus live?

Not recorded

Is the pale 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 pale venus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusVenus
  7. SpeciesVenus casina Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Circomphalus casina, Cytherea cygnus, Dosina casina, Pectunculus membranaceus, Venus casina, Venus casina var. albina, Venus casina var. aradasi, Venus casina var. corsicana, Venus casina var. globosa, Venus casina var. picta, Venus casina var. siciliana, Venus casinula, Venus consobrina, Venus cygnus, Venus discina, Venus giraudi, Venus joenia, Venus lactea, Venus reflexa, Venus rusterucii

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Chamber venusEnglish
  • ΨευτοκύδωνοGreek
  • praireFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pale venus

Other species in the same genus Venus.

Clam

Venus verrucosa

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pale venus?

The pale venus (Venus casina) 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). Pale venus (Venus casina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-venus

MLA

“Pale venus (Venus casina).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-venus.

BibTeX
@misc{pale_venus_2026,
  title = {Pale venus (Venus casina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-venus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}