Venus casina

Venus casina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Family:	Veneridae
Genus:	Venus
Species:	V. casina
Binomial name
	Venus casina; Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
	Circomphalus casina Linnaeus, 1758; Dosina casina Linnaeus, 1758; Pectunculus membranaceus da Costa, 1778; Venus casinula Deshayes in Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1833; Venus consobrina Deshayes, 1853; Venus discina Lamarck, 1818; Venus giraudi Gay, 1858; Venus joenia Benoit & Granata, 1878; Venus lactea Donovan, 1803; Venus reflexa Montagu, 1808; Venus rusterucii Payraudeau, 1826;

Venus casina is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams. While the species is classified by World Register of Marine Species as Venus casina, the Catalogue of Life uses Circomphalus casina.

Ecology