page_title: Venus verrucosa
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Venus verrucosa / Description
caption_attribution_description: Venus verrucosa; Fossil marine bivalved shell from the North Sea.
context_page_description: Venus verrucosa, the warty venus, is a species of saltwater clam. It is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, sometimes collectively known as the venus clams.
context_section_description: This animal grows up to 60 mm in diameter. It has a bulky, oval shell with well-defined concentric ridges. The shell edges are knobbly and crossed.
caption: A fossilized shell of V. verrucosa
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