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Scaled venus

Anomalodiscus squamosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The scaled venus (Anomalodiscus squamosus) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the scaled 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 scaled venus live?

Not recorded

Is the scaled 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 scaled venus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusAnomalodiscus
  7. SpeciesAnomalodiscus squamosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Anomalocardia squamosa, Cryptogramma squamosa, Cytherea squamosa, Venus roemeri, Venus squamosa

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Squamose false cockleEnglish
  • Squamose venusEnglish
  • シオヤガイJapanese
  • Аномалодискус чешуйчатыйRussian
  • หอยปีกนกThai
  • 鱗杓拿蛤Chinese
  • 歪簾蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the scaled 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

CompareScaled venus vs QahogScaled venus vs HamaguriScaled venus vs Manila clamScaled venus vs Clam

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the scaled venus?

The scaled venus (Anomalodiscus squamosus) 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). Scaled venus (Anomalodiscus squamosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/scaled-venus

MLA

“Scaled venus (Anomalodiscus squamosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/scaled-venus.

BibTeX
@misc{scaled_venus_2026,
  title = {Scaled venus (Anomalodiscus squamosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scaled-venus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}