Venerupis corrugata

Venerupis corrugata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Venerupis
Species:
V. corrugata
Binomial name
Venerupis corrugata
(Gmelin, 1791)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Petricola rugosa Menke, 1829
  • Pullastra vulgaris Sowerby, 1826
  • Tapes dactyloides Sowerby, 1852
  • Tapes disrupta Sowerby, 1852
  • Tapes pullastra (Montagu, 1803)
  • Venerupis corrugata Deshayes, 1853
  • Venerupis nucleus Lamarck, 1819
  • Venerupis pullastra (Montagu, 1803)
  • Venerupis saxatilis (Fleuriau de Bellevue, 1802)
  • Venerupis senegalensis (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Venus corrugata Gmelin, 1791
  • Venus geographica Gmelin, 1791
  • Venus obsoleta Dillwyn, 1817
  • Venus perforans Montagu, 1803
  • Venus plagia Jeffreys, 1847
  • Venus pullastra Montagu, 1803
  • Venus punctulata Gmelin, 1791
  • Venus saxatilis Fleuriau de Bellevue, 1802
  • Venus saxicola Danilo & Sandri, 1856
  • Venus senegalensis Gmelin, 1791
  • Venus tenorii O. G. Costa, 1829

Venerupis corrugata, the pullet carpet shell, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It is found buried in the sediment on the sea bed in shallow parts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is harvested for human consumption in Spain and other parts of Western Europe.

  1. ^ a b Huber, Markus (2012). "Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-05-20.