A Manual of Conchology / According to the System Laid Down by Lamarck, with the Late Improvements by De Blainville. Exemplified and Arranged for the Use of Students.

by Thomas Wyatt

V. aurea. The golden Venus.

Sub-orbicular, inequilateral, transversely and concentrically striated; yellow golden colour.

V. corbis. The basket Venus.

Species sub-rhomboidal, deeply latticed; teeth very thick, ligament entirely concealed, margin dentated.

V. puerpera. The convex or spotted Venus.

Species thick, solid, orbicular or sub-orbicular, with concentric striæ, or, rather, laminæ; teeth very thick; margin dentated.

V. granulata. The granulated Venus.

Species thick, solid, cardium-shaped, radiated from the summit to the base.

7. Venericardia. One species.

This genus resembles the Venus, but has only two oblique cardinal teeth on each valve.