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Golden Venus

Polititapes aureus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 46, February 34, March 53, April 83, May 120, June 131, July 140, August 120, September 88, October 66, November 36, December 28.
United States944
Alaska944
Spain112
Andalucía67
Greece58
Macedonia-Thrace41
Italy38
France32
Nord-Est22
Turkey16

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.From its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassBivalves · Bivalvia
OrderVenerida
FamilyVenus Clams · Veneridae
GenusPolititapes

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