Venerupis is a genus

Genus

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 of marine

Marine (ocean)

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 bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae

Veneridae

The Veneridae or venerids, also known as the Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. There are over 500 living species of venerid bivalves, most of which are edible, and many of which are exploited as a food source.Many of the most...

, commonly known as carpet shells. The valves

Bivalve shell

A bivalve shell is part of the body, the exoskeleton or shell, of a bivalve mollusk. In life, the shell of this class of mollusks is composed of two parts, two valves which are hinged together...

 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.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species accepts the following species as valid:

• Venerupis anomala (Lamarck, 1818)
• Venerupis aspera (Quoy & Gaimard, 1835)
• Venerupis aurea (Gmelin, 1791)
• Venerupis bruguieri (Hanley, 1845)
• Venerupis cordieri
• Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)
• Venerupis cumingii (G.B. Sowerby II, 1852)
• Venerupis declivis Sowerby, 1853
• Venerupis decussata
  Venerupis decussata
  Venerupis decussata is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, commonly known as the cross-cut carpet shell.-Taxonomy:The species name Venerupis decussata is considered valid by the World Register of Marine Species with a range limited to the north east Atlantic Ocean...
  
  (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Venerupis dura (Gmelin, 1791)
• Venerupis galactites (Lamarck, 1818)
• Venerupis geographica (Gmelin, 1791)
• Venerupis glandina (Lamarck, 1818)
• Venerupis largillierti (Philippi, 1847)
• Venerupis lucens (Locard, 1886)
• Venerupis rugosa (G.B. Sowerby II, 1854)
• Venerupis philippinarum
  Venerupis philippinarum
  Venerupis philippinarum is an edible species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.The common names of the species include "Japanese littleneck", "Manila clam", "steamer clam", "Filipino Venus", "Japanese cockle", and "Japanese carpet...
  
  (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
• Venerupis saxatilis (Fleuriau de Bellevue, 1802)
• Venerupis senegalensis (Gmelin, 1791)