Fossil right valve of V. nux from Pliocene of Italy
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Venerida
Family:
Veneridae
Genus:
Venus
Species:
V. nux
Binomial name
Venus nux
Gmelin, 1791
Venus nux is a species of saltwater clam. They are marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, sometimes known as the venus clams.[1][2][3]
Venus nux can reach a size of 30–45 mm (1.2–1.8 in). The shells are globular, with dense, concentric ribs on the surface.[1][4]
Right and left valve of the same specimen:
Right valve
Left valve
The species is widespread in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic littorals of Portugal and Spain.[4][5]
^ abWoRMS
^Encyclopedia of Life
^M. A. E. MALAQUIAS Molluscan diversity caught by trawling fisheries: a case study in southern Portugal
^ abConchiglie del Mediterraneo
^Cristina Tirado, José Luis Rueda and Carmen Salas Reproductive Cycles in Atlantic and Mediterranean Populations of Venus nux Gmelin, 1791 (Bivalvia: Veneridae), from Southern Spain
care of Venus for procreation is described as is Apollo's aid in keeping a lover; Ovid then digresses on the story of Vulcan's trap for Venus and Mars...
the planet Mercury Eosphorus (Ηωσφόρος), god of Venus the morning star Hesperus (Ἓσπερος), god of Venus the evening star Pyroeis (Πυρόεις), god of Areios...
of an ability to "prevent, cure, or treat cancer of any kind". Strychnos nux-vomica – a tree native to Asia, the bark of which contains toxic strychnine...
Callocardia †Callocardia albofonte – type locality for species †Callocardia nux †Callocardia prosayana – type locality for species †Callocardia silicata...
(1991) #1–2 (Tome Press, July—August 1991) Nosferatu: The Death Mass #1–4 (Venus Comics, December 1997—March 1998) Batman: Nosferatu (DC Comics, March 1999)...
Global Information
Right valve
Left valve
