# Lioconcha castrensis

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Species of bivalve

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Lioconcha castrensis Shell of Lioconcha castrensis at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Venerida Family: Veneridae Genus: Lioconcha Species: L. castrensis Binomial name Lioconcha castrensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms Venus castrensis Linnaeus, 1758 Venus fulminea Röding, 1798 Venus lorenziana Dillwyn, 18

***Lioconcha castrensis***, [common name](/source/Common_name) the **zigzag venus**, is a species of saltwater clam, a [marine](/source/Marine_(ocean)) [bivalve](/source/Bivalve) [mollusc](/source/Mollusc) in the family [Veneridae](/source/Veneridae), the venus clams.

## Description

The shell of *Lioconcha castrensis* reaches a maximum length of about 55 mm; it is the largest species in the genus *[Lioconcha](/source/Lioconcha)*. The shape of the shell is trigonal ovate, with a subtruncated posterior margin and a rounded ventral and anterior margin. This species is equivalve. The valves are quite thick and show fine wrinkled growth lines. This species has a wide range of variations. Usually the shell has blue-black to tan zigzag lines and chestnut-brown blotches on a generally white background. The interior is white.

Right and left valve of the same specimen:

		- Right valve

		- Left valve

## Distribution

This species has a wide Indo-West Pacific distribution.

## References

- Huber M. (2010) Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1

## External links

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- Van der Meij S.E.T., Moolenbeek R.G. & Dekker H. (2010) [The Lioconcha castrensis species group (Bivalvia: Veneridae), with the description of two new species. Molluscan Research 30(3): 117-124](http://www.mapress.com/mr/content/v30/2010f/n3p124.pdf)

- [WoRMS](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216577)

- [Encyclopedia of life](http://eol.org/pages/2989755/overview)

- [Ebivalvia](http://ebivalvia.lifedesks.org/pages/27588)

Taxon identifiers Lioconcha castrensis Wikidata: Q3241760 Wikispecies: Lioconcha castrensis AFD: Lioconcha_(Lioconcha)_castrensis CoL: 3V5G4 GBIF: 4372829 IRMNG: 11284057 OBIS: 216577 Open Tree of Life: 2858728 Paleobiology Database: 60884 SeaLifeBase: 86653 TaiCOL: t0027474 WoRMS: 216577

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