Circomphalus
| Circomphalus Temporal range:
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| Valves of Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus | |
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| Fossil valve of Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus from Pliocene of Italy | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
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| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Circomphalus Mörch, 1853 |
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Circomphalus is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.
Fossil records[]
The genus Circomphalus is known from the Miocene to the Recent periods (age range: from 15.97 to 0.0 million years ago).[1]
Species[]
Species within this genus, according to ITIS, include:[2]
- (Dall, 1902)
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- (Yates, 1890)
- (Dall, 1902)
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the species are:[3]
- (Perry, 1811)
- Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus (Dillwyn, 1817)
- (Kuroda, 1930)
- (Gray, 1835)
References[]
Categories:
- Veneridae
- Bivalve genera