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Pullet venus

Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The pullet venus (Venerupis corrugata) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the pullet 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 pullet venus live?

Not recorded

Is the pullet 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 pullet venus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusVenerupis
  7. SpeciesVenerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)

Synonyms Petricola rugosa, Pullastra vulgaris, Tapes dactyloides, Tapes disrupta, Tapes pullastra, Venerupis corrugata, Venerupis nucleus, Venerupis pullastra, Venerupis saxatilis, Venerupis senegalensis, Venus corrugata, Venus lithophaga, Venus obsoleta, Venus palustris, Venus perforans, Venus plagia, Venus pullastra, Venus punctulata, Venus saxatilis, Venus saxicola, Venus senegalensis

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Corrugated venusEnglish
  • Pullet carpet shellEnglish
  • Pullet carpetclamEnglish
  • TæppemuslingDanish
  • kleine TeppichmuschelGerman
  • palourde bleueFrench
  • teppeskjellNorwegian Bokmål
  • TapijtschelpDutch
  • teppeskjelNorwegian Nynorsk
  • tapesmusslaSwedish
  • Gemeine TeppichmuschelGerman
  • Getupfte TeppichmuschelGerman
  • Gewone tapijtschelpDutch
  • kleine tapijtschelpDutch
  • liten venusmusslaSwedish
  • silkesslät venusmusslaSwedish
  • trubbig tapesmusslaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pullet venus

Other species in the same genus Venerupis.

Oblong venus

Venerupis largillierti

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

Milky tapes

Venerupis galactites

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

Banded venus

Venerupis geographica

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

ComparePullet venus vs Oblong venusPullet venus vs Milky tapesPullet venus vs Banded venusPullet venus vs Little bean tapes

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pullet venus?

The pullet venus (Venerupis corrugata) 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). Pullet venus (Venerupis corrugata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pullet-venus

MLA

“Pullet venus (Venerupis corrugata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pullet-venus.

BibTeX
@misc{pullet_venus_2026,
  title = {Pullet venus (Venerupis corrugata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pullet-venus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}