Venerupis corrugata Pullet carpet shell

Venerupis corrugatais commonly referred to as Pullet carpet shell. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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Scientific:: Venerupis corrugata
German:: Teppichmuschel
English:: Pullet Carpet Shell

Category:: Sea Shells

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Venerida (Order) > Veneridae (Family) > Venerupis (Genus) > corrugata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gmelin, ), 1791

Occurrence:: Angola, European Coasts, Mauritius, Namibia, South-Africa, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: 1.57" - 1.97" (4cm - 5cm)
Temperature:: °F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C)
Food:: Suspension feeder
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Venerupis anomala
Venerupis aspera
Venerupis bruguieri
Venerupis corrugata
Teppichmuschel
Venerupis cumingii
Venerupis galactites
Venerupis geographica
Venerupis glandina
Venerupis largillierti
Venerupis rugosa

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-04-10 20:11:23
Last edit:: 2020-01-21 17:10:42

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(Gmelin, 1791)

Widely distributed on all coasts, intertidal and sublittoral. Burrowing in a variety of substrates from hard sand/stony sand/muddy gravel/muddy sand often base of rocks; or nestling in crevices or old piddock holes on rocky shores.

Colour: External fawn coloured, but with mid-brown rays/blotches/zigzags. Internal colouration White.
Source: National Museum Wales, Department of Natural Sciences.

Synonyms:
Petricola rugosa Menke, 1829
Pullastra vulgaris G. B. Sowerby I, 1826
Tapes dactyloides G. B. Sowerby II, 1852
Tapes disrupta G. B. Sowerby II, 1852
Tapes pullastra (Montagu, 1803)
Venerupis corrugata Deshayes, 1853
Venerupis nucleus Lamarck, 1819
Venerupis pullastra (Montagu, 1803)
Venerupis saxatilis (Fleuriau de Bellevue, 1802)
Venerupis senegalensis (Gmelin, 1791)
Venus corrugata Gmelin, 1791
Venus geographica Gmelin, 1791
Venus lithophaga Danilo & Sandri, 1856
Venus obsoleta Dillwyn, 1817
Venus perforans Montagu, 1803
Venus plagia Jeffreys, 1847
Venus pullastra Montagu, 1803
Venus punctulata Gmelin, 1791
Venus saxatilis Fleuriau de Bellevue, 1802
Venus saxicola Danilo & Sandri, 1856
Venus senegalensis Gmelin, 1791
Venus tenorii O. G. Costa, 1830

Scientific paper

The effect of density in larval rearing of the pullet carpet shell Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791) in a recirculating aquaculture system, Joaquim, Sandra; Matias, Domitília; Matias, Ana Margarete; Leitão, Alexandra; Soares, Florbela; Cabral, Marina; Chícharo, Luís; Gaspar, Miguel B. , 2014

External links

Homepage Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
National Museum Wales | Department of Natural Sciences (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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