Venerupis is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae commonly known as carpet shells. The valves are robust and rhomboidal with the umbones turned-in and nearer the anterior end. The posterior end is wedge-shaped and the internal margins of the valves are smooth. There are 3 or 4 cardinal teeth on each valve. The foot is large and the siphons are of medium length and united except at the very tip.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Venerupis Lamarck, 1818[1] |
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Species
editThe World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) accepted the following species as valid in 2011:[1]
- Venerupis anomala (Lamarck, 1818)
- Venerupis aspera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
- Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Venerupis cumingii (G.B. Sowerby II, 1852)
- Venerupis galactites (Lamarck, 1818)
- Venerupis geographica (Gmelin, 1791)
- Venerupis glandina (Lamarck, 1818)
- Venerupis largillierti (Philippi, 1847)
- Venerupis rugosa (G.B. Sowerby II, 1854)
- Venerupis philippinarum (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
- Synonyms
- Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Venerupis bruguieri (Hanley, 1845): synonym of Ruditapes bruguieri (Hanley, 1845)
- Venerupis cordieri (Deshayes, 1839): synonym of Irusella lamellifera (Conrad, 1837)
- Venerupis decussata (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Lajonkairia lajonkairii (Payraudeau, 1826)
- Venerupis declivis Sowerby, 1853: synonym of Venus declivis G. B. Sowerby II, 1853
- Venerupis dura (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Polititapes durus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Venerupis lucens (Locard, 1886): synonym of Polititapes aureus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Venerupis saxatilis (Fleuriau de Bellevue, 1802): synonym of Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Venerupis senegalensis (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
References
edit- ^ a b c Venerupis - Lamarck, 1818 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ Barrett, John; C. M. Yonge (1958). Collins Pocket Guide to the Sea Shore. London: Collins. p. 158.
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