Circomphalus is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.

Circomphalus
Temporal range: Miocene – Present
Valves of Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus
Fossil valve of Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus from Pliocene of Italy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Circomphalus
Mörch, 1853
Species

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Fossil records

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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

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Species within this genus, according to ITIS, include:[2]

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

References

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