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Shining boring Venerid

Irus interstriatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1854)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The shining boring venerid (Irus interstriatus) is a species in the family Veneridae, order Venerida.

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Quick facts about the shining boring venerid

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 shining boring venerid live?

Not recorded

Is the shining boring venerid 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 shining boring venerid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderVenerida
  5. familyVeneridae
  6. genusIrus
  7. SpeciesIrus interstriatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1854)

Synonyms Venerupis interstriata, Venerupis iridescens

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the shining boring venerid

Other species in the same genus Irus.

Irus clam

Irus irus

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

White irus

Irus carditoides

VeneridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the shining boring venerid?

The shining boring venerid (Irus interstriatus) 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). Shining boring Venerid (Irus interstriatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/shining-boring-venerid

MLA

“Shining boring Venerid (Irus interstriatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/shining-boring-venerid.

BibTeX
@misc{shining_boring_venerid_2026,
  title = {Shining boring Venerid (Irus interstriatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/shining-boring-venerid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}