Venerupis corrugata

Venerupis corrugata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Venerida
Family:	Veneridae
Genus:	Venerupis
Species:	V. corrugata
Binomial name
Venerupis corrugata (Gmelin, 1791)[1]
Synonyms[1]
Petricola rugosa Menke, 1829 Pullastra vulgaris Sowerby, 1826 Tapes dactyloides Sowerby, 1852 Tapes disrupta Sowerby, 1852 Tapes pullastra (Montagu, 1803) Venerupis corrugata Deshayes, 1853 Venerupis nucleus Lamarck, 1819 Venerupis pullastra (Montagu, 1803) Venerupis saxatilis (Fleuriau de Bellevue, 1802) Venerupis senegalensis (Gmelin, 1791) Venus corrugata Gmelin, 1791 Venus geographica Gmelin, 1791 Venus obsoleta Dillwyn, 1817 Venus perforans Montagu, 1803 Venus plagia Jeffreys, 1847 Venus pullastra Montagu, 1803 Venus punctulata Gmelin, 1791 Venus saxatilis Fleuriau de Bellevue, 1802 Venus saxicola Danilo & Sandri, 1856 Venus senegalensis Gmelin, 1791 Venus tenorii O. G. Costa, 1829

Venerupis corrugata, the pullet carpet shell, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae. It is found buried in the sediment on the sea bed in shallow parts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is harvested for human consumption in Spain and other parts of Western Europe.