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Circe (Circe)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Circe (Circe) was named by Schumacher (1817). It is extant.

It was assigned to Circe by Schumacher (1817) and Hendy (2007).

Subtaxa
Circe (Circe) scripta, Circe (Circe) tumefacta
Species lacking formal opinion data
Gafrarium angelini

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Circe (Circe) Schumacher
2007Circe (Circe) 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
subgenusCirceSchumacher 1817

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.

Subg. Circe (Circe) Schumacher 1817
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Circe (Circe) scripta Linnaeus 1758 [Script Venus]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 13.82000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.62 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Circe ickeae (63040 70081) Circe jinghuhni (70086)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Indonesia (West Java) Circe ickeae (179626)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Borneo) Circe scripta (42311)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Circe ickeae (70077) Circe scripta (70078)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Indonesia (New Guinea) Circe scripta (42391)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Circe scripta (84523 84544)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Vanuatu Circe tumefacta (77904)
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 Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Circe scripta (81099 81100)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Cicrce scripta (107972)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Circe scripta (63319 63351 63355)