Lamelliconcha circinata

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Lamelliconcha circinata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Lamelliconcha
Species:
L. circinata
Binomial name
Lamelliconcha circinata
(Born, 1778)
Synonyms
  • Cytherea guineensisLamarck, 1818
  • Hysteroconcha circinata(Born, 1778)
  • Pitar circinatus(Born, 1778)
  • Tellina senegalensisGmelin, 1791
  • Venus circinataBorn, 1778
  • Venus guineensisGmelin, 1791
  • Venus rubraGmelin, 1791

Lamelliconcha circinata, common name the "purple venus clam", is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams. This species can be found around the coasts of the islands in the West Indies. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 68.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lamelliconcha circinata (Born, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=545943 on 2022-01-20