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Circe pectinata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

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

It was recombined as Circe pectinata by Hendy (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Venus pectinata Linnaeus
2007Circe pectinata Hendy

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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
speciespectinata(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 pectinata Linnaeus 1758
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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 Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt Circe pectinata (101634)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Sudan Circe pectinata (101414)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Eritrea Circe pectinata (101416)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Circe pectinata (96785 96787 96789 96793)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vanuatu Circe pectinata (77907)