Venus (bivalve)

Venus clam Temporal range: Cretaceous - Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Venus affinis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Superfamily:	Veneroidea
Family:	Veneridae
Genus:	Venus Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Antigona (Ventricola) Römer, 1867 · Clausina T. Brown, 1827 (invalid: junior objective synonym of Venus) Cytherea (Ventricola) Römer, 1867 · Ventricola Römer, 1867 Venulites Schlotheim, 1813 · Venus (Ventricola) Römer, 1867 · Venus (Ventricoloidea) Sacco, 1900 alternate representation Venus (Venus) Linnaeus, 1758 alternate representation Venusarius Duméril, 1805

Venus is a genus of small to large saltwater clams in the family Veneridae, which is sometimes known as the Venus clams and their relatives. These are marine bivalve molluscs.