Banded Venerid

Tawera lagopus

Sea Life Native IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

A solid shell the features strong concentric ridges with fine radial lines. The shell colour is cream to fawn and may have some brown markings

Size

Can grow up to around 4cm

Habitat

In sand off sheltered ocean beaches

Distribution

South-eastern Australia

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Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (4)

Grove, S.J. (2018). A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania web-site (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
Boyd, S., 2011, Feathered Venerid, Tawera gallinula, in Taxonomic Toolkit for marine life of Port Phillip Bay, Museum Victoria (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Tawera lagopus (Lamarck, 1818). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species (accessed 2021-10-31 09:24:56)

Quick Facts

Common name: Banded Venerid
Scientific name: Tawera lagopus (Lamarck, 1818)
Family: Veneridae
Category: Sea Life › Shellfish
Origin: Native
Conservation: Not Evaluated

Australian Faunal Directory

Also Known As

Banded Venus
Feathered Venerid

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