Banded Venus

Polititapes rhomboides, also known as banded venus, banded carpetclam, and banded carpet shell, is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Veneridae. It is found in the Northeast Atlantic from Norway to Morocco and in the Mediterranean from the intertidal zone down to depths of about 180 m (590 ft) but mostly shallower than 50 m.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Banded Venus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Polititapes aureus
• Venerupis corrugata
• Ruditapes decussatus
• Venerupis largillierti
• Tapes conspersus
• Notocallista disrupta

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Venerida

Family

Veneridae

Genus

Polititapes

Species

Polititapes rhomboides

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