Veneridae
Overview
Veneridae Rafinesque, 1815
Common Name: Venus Clams
Extant/Extinct
Key morphological features: Shells tend to be oval in shape and can vary greatly in the amount of ribbing, ridges, and spines.
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Paleoecology:
MOBILITY: Mobile (burrow)
FEEDING MODE: Suspension Feeder
HABITAT: Infaunal
Sources:
Cox, L. R. et al. 1969. Bivalvia, in R. C. Moore ed., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part N, Mollusca 6, Volume 2. The University of Kansas and Geological Society of America. 1224 pp.
