Lacerate Venus Shell

Antigona lacerata

• Group: Other

The lacerate venus shell buries into coarse sand and muddy substrates in the intertidal zone. Its thick ribbed valves carry the rough sculpture typical of venus clams, anchoring it as it filters food from the water above.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Venerida › Veneridae › Antigona

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 507480.