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lamellar venus

Irusella lamellifera

Classification

Family
Veneridae

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 23