Clausinella fasciata

Clausinella fasciata Temporal range: Middle Miocene—Present,[1][2] 15.97–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Veneroida
Family:	Veneridae
Genus:	Clausinella
Species:	C. fasciata
Binomial name
Clausinella fasciata (da Costa, 1778)
Synonyms [3]
Pectunculus fasciata da Costa, 1778 Venus fasciata (da Costa, 1778) Venus paphia Montagu, 1803 Venus brongniartii Payraudeau, 1826 Clausinella brongniartii (Payraudeau, 1826) Venus biradiata Risso, 1826 Venus scalaris Bronn, 1832 Venus decipiens Hanley, 1845 Venus busschaerdi Réquien, 1848 Venus duminyi Réquien, 1848 Venus phliippiae Réquien, 1848

Clausinella fasciata, the banded venus, is a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae.

The banded venus has a recorded distribution and common around all coasts of the British Isles. It is found in coarse gravel, typically containing sand or shell fragments, down to depths of as much as 100 metres (330 ft).^[4]

This species has a solid, flat, sub-triangular shell which grows to 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) in length. Surface colour is variable; red, pink, purple, yellow or brown with radiating bands and colourful streaks. It may have up to fifteen broad concentric ridges on older specimens. The interior is dull white.^[4]

References

1. "Paleobiology Database: Venus fasciata". Retrieved May 11, 2012.
2. F.R. Cowper Reed. (1935). "I.—Notes on the neogene faunas of Cyprus.—II". Journal of Natural History Series 10, 15 (85), pp. 1-37
3. Serge Gofas (2012). "Clausinella fasciata (da Costa, 1778)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
4. Caroline Farrell (2008). "Clausinella fasciata. Banded venus". Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme. Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Retrieved May 11, 2012.