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  Name ''Venus''
  Regnum Animal ia
  Phylum Mollusca
  Classis Bivalvia
  Ordo Veneroida
  Familia Veneridae
  Genus '''''Venus'''''
  Genus Authority Linnaeus , 1758
  Subdivision Ranks Species


''Venus'' is a Genus of Bivalve Mollusc s in the family Veneridae . Species currently classified in this genus are generally referred to as venuses or venus clams, though because of reclassifications, there are some bivalves commonly called venus clams that are no longer placed in genus ''Venus''. The extant species in the genus '' Mercenaria '' were also formerly classified in ''Venus''.

Examples of venuses are the Banded Venus , ''Venus fasciata'', the Striped Venus , ''Venus gallina'', the Oval Venus , ''V. ovata'', and the Warty Venus , ''V. verrucosa''.