Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus
Appearance
Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus Temporal range:
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Valves of Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
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 |
Species: | C. foliaceolamellosus
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Binomial name | |
Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus (Dillwyn, 1817)
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Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.[1]
Fossil records
[edit]The genus Circomphalus is known from the Miocene to the Recent periods (age range: from 15.97 to 0.0 million years ago).[2]
Description
[edit]Valves of Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus can reach a size of about 60 millimetres (2.4 in).[3]
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found on the coasts of Senegal and surroundings.[3]