Circe pectinata Linnaeus 1758 (venus clam)
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Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Alternative combination: Venus pectinata
Belongs to Circe according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007
Sister taxa: Circe (Circe), Circe (Fluctiger), Circe (Laevicirce), Circe (Microcirce), Circe (Parmalophora), Circe (Redicirce), Circe arabica, Circe corrugata, Circe lenticularis, Circe plicatina, Circe rugifera
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Djibouti (4 collections), Egypt (1), Eritrea (1), Sudan (1), Vanuatu (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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