Circomphalus is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.
Circomphalus Temporal range:
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Valves of Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus | |
Fossil valve of Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus from Pliocene of Italy | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
Family: | Veneridae |
Genus: | Circomphalus Mörch, 1853 |
Species | |
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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 within this genus, according to ITIS, include:[2]
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the species are:[3]