Circomphalus
Sign in to saveCircomphalus is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderVenerida
- FamilyVeneridae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 109
- Family
- Veneridae
- Collections
- UCMP, SBMNH, NMV, TCWC, YPM, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Italy, Greece, China, Philippines, Australia, France, Papua New Guinea, United Kingdom
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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).
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