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Circe (Circe) scripta (Script Venus)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus scripta was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Plio-Pleistocene-Recent; Indo-Pacific.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Circe scripta by Oostingh (1935), Hashimoto (1982) and Wilson (2002); it was recombined as Circe (Circe) scripta by Rosenberg et al. (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Venus scripta Linnaeus
1935Circe scripta Oostingh p. 180
1982Circe scripta Hashimoto
2002Circe scripta Wilson p. 78
2006Circe (Circe) scripta Rosenberg et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyGouldiinae(Stewart 1930)
genusCirceSchumacher 1817
subgenusCirceSchumacher 1817
speciesscripta(Linnaeus 1758)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Circe (Circe) scripta Linnaeus 1758 [Script Venus]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Circe scripta (70078)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Borneo) Circe scripta (42311)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Indonesia (New Guinea) Circe scripta (42391)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Circe scripta (84523 84544)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Circe scripta (72098 72102)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia (East Java) Circe scripta (96670)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774South Africa Circe scripta (173265)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (Western Australia) Circe scripta (63354)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Circe scripta (63319 63351 63355)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Cicrce scripta (107972)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Circe scripta (81099 81100)