Common Name | Frilled venus shell |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official Trade Name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | New Zealand |
Locality | |
Ref. | Ministry of Fisheries, 2011 |
Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | morphology |
1st Modifier | person (eponym) |
2nd Modifier | morphology |
Remarks | 'Venus', from ancient Roman mythology, i.e., 'goddess of beauty and love;, 'shell' from Greek 'skallein', i.e., 'to hoe'. |