Circomphalus Mörch 1853

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]

• Circomphalus callimorphus (Dall, 1902)
• Circomphalus casina (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Circomphalus fordi (Yates, 1890)
• Circomphalus strigillinus (Dall, 1902)

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the species are:^[3]

• Circomphalus disjectus (Perry, 1811)
• Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus (Dillwyn, 1817)
• Circomphalus hiraseanus (Kuroda, 1930)
• Circomphalus yatei (Gray, 1835)

References

Circomphalus est un genre de mollusques bivalves de la famille des Veneridae qui sont appelés communément vénus.

Liste des espèces

Selon World Register of Marine Species (1 juin 2016)^[1] :

• Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus (Dillwyn, 1817)
• Circomphalus hiraseanus (Kuroda, 1930)

Selon ITIS (1 juin 2016)^[2] :

• Circomphalus callimorphus (Dall, 1902)
• Circomphalus casina (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Circomphalus fordi (Yates, 1890)
• Circomphalus strigillinus (Dall, 1902)

Notes et références