| Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus Temporal range: Miocene β Present Preκ κ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Valves of Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
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| Fossil valve of Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus from Pliocene of Italy | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Circomphalus |
| Species: | C. foliaceolamellosus |
| 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.
Right and left valve of the same specimen:
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Right valve
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Left valve
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).
Description
Valves of Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus can reach a size of about 60 millimetres (2.4 in).
Distribution
This species can be found on the coasts of Senegal and surroundings.
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus (Dillwyn, 1817)". www.marinespecies.org.
- Fossilworks
- ^ "Chione casinoides, Basterot 1825 Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus, Dillwyn 1817".
External links
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| Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus | |
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