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Warty Venus Clam
Venus verrucosa
The warty venus, Venus verrucosa, is a species of saltwater clam. It is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, sometimes collectively known as the venus clams.
From the article Venus verrucosa on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This animal grows up to 60 mm in diameter. It has a bulky, oval shell with well-defined concentric ridges. The shell edges are knobbly and crossed.
Range & habitat
This species is found around the European coast and also the southern African coast, from the Namibian coast to Mozambique, subtidally to 155 m.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
At the table
Known as praire in France, it is an expensive delicacy there, and harvesting periods and size of catch (both minimum shell size and numbers taken) have had to be strictly regulated for its conservation. It is eaten either raw or baked in the oven with garlic butter.
Wikipedia: “Economic import and gastronomy”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Venus verrucosa in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 324540.