''Circomphalus'' is a
genus of saltwater clams,
marine
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bivalve
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molluscs in the
family Veneridae, the venus clams.
Fossil records
The genus ''Circomphalus'' is known from the
Miocene to the
Recent
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periods (age range: from 15.97 to 0.0 million years ago).
Species
Species within this genus, according to
ITIS, include:
* ''
Circomphalus callimorphus
''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 y ...
'' (Dall, 1902)
* ''
Circomphalus casina
''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 y ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Circomphalus fordi
''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 y ...
'' (Yates, 1890)
* ''
Circomphalus strigillinus
''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 y ...
'' (Dall, 1902)
According to the
World Register of Marine Species, the species are:
WoRMS
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* ''Circomphalus disjectus
''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 y ...
'' (Perry, 1811)
* ''Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus
''Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus'' is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.
Right and left valve of the same specimen:
File:Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus 01.jpg, Right valve
File:C ...
'' (Dillwyn, 1817)
* ''Circomphalus hiraseanus
''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 y ...
'' (Kuroda, 1930)
* ''Circomphalus yatei
''Circomphalus'' is a genus of saltwater clams, marine (ocean), marine bivalve molluscs in the family (biology), family Veneridae, the venus clams.
Fossil records
The genus ''Circomphalus'' is known from the Miocene to the Holocene, Recent perio ...
'' (Gray, 1835)
References
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Veneridae
Bivalve genera