Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus

Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus; Temporal range: Miocene – Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Valves of Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
	Fossil valve of Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus from Pliocene of Italy
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Subclass:	Heterodonta
Order:	Venerida
Superfamily:	Veneroidea
Family:	Veneridae
Genus:	Circomphalus
Species:	C. foliaceolamellosus
Binomial name
	Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus; (Dillwyn, 1817)
Synonyms
	Venus foliaceolamellosus Dillwyn, 1817;

Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.[1]

Fossil records

The genus Circomphalus is known from the Miocene to the Recent periods (age range: from 15.97 to 0.0 million years ago).[2]

Valves of Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus can reach a size of about 60 millimetres (2.4 in).[3]

This species can be found on the coasts of Senegal and surroundings.[3]

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