MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141936 on 2026-06-11
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Warty venus from Roscoff, Brittany, France. Collected in 1985. Studio image. 21 January 2007
Find more information about this species at: https://www.rkapeller.eu/species.html?MM_Venus_verrucosa Click here for the database with determination key for European mollusks
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - United Kingdom part of the English Channel
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - United Kingdom part of the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Inhaca
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Banc d'Arguin
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Baia do Mussulo
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Namibian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - West Coast of South Africa
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - South African Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Mauritanian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Adriatic Sea
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Wimereux
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - East Atlantic
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Bizerte Lagoon
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Algerian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Gulf of Gabès
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Moroccan Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Marmara Sea
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Turkish part of the Aegean Sea
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Turkish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Bosporus
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Dardanelles
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Madeiran Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Spain - Demarcación Marina Noratlántica
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Spain - Demarcación Marina del Estrecho y Alborán
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Spain - Demarcación Marina Sudatlántica
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Egyptian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Senegalese Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Congolese Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Spain - Demarcación Marina Canaria
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - United Kingdom part of the North Sea
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - French part of Western Mediterranean Sea
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Spain - Demarcación Marina Levantino-Balear
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Italy - Western Mediterranean
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Italy - Ionian Sea
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - French part of Celtic Seas
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - French part of Bay of Biscay and the Iberian Coast
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - United Kingdom part of the Celtic Sea
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Libyan Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Cypriote Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Lebanese Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Venus verrucosa var. aegyptiaca Pallary, 1912 - Egyptian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
Distribution for Venus (Venus) verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 - Maltese Exclusive Economic Zone
Native - Non-endemic
Species that is native to an area but is not endemic to it i.e. a species that has a wide native range
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 105
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 141936
Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 105
Taxon Description AMBI ecological group for Taxon denoted by name 141936
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 105
Taxon Description Species exhibits underwater soniferous behaviour for Taxon denoted by name 141936
Taxon Description Nomenclature code for Taxon denoted by name 2
Specification Context: Life stage adult
Specification Context: Unit mm
Specification Context: Type maximum
Specification Context: Dimension length
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1920
Specification Context: Structure Solid
Specification Context: Composition Calcareous