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Clausinella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Veneridae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Bivalvia

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Veneroida

Clausinella Clausinella fasciata da Costa 1778 Marine Bivalve Shells of the

Similar
  
Clausinella fasciata, Dosinia, Dosinia exoleta, Callista, Callista chinensis

Clausinella is a genus of marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae.

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Fossil record

Clausinella Clausinella fasciata da Costa 1778 Marine Bivalve Shells of the

Fossils of Clausinella are found in marine strata from the Eocene to the Quaternary (age range: from 48.6 to 0 million years ago.). Fossils are known from many localities in Europe, Argentina, Brazil, Morocco, Yemen, Australia, India and Indonesia.

Species

Species within this genus include:


  • Clausinella fasciata da Costa, 1778
  • Clausinella punctigera (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906)
  • Clausinella gayi L.-H. Hupé, 1854 - synonym of Tawera elliptica (Lamarck, 1818)
  • † Clausinella scalaris (H.G. Bronn, 1831)

    • Clausinella Clausinella calophyllaClausinella calophyllaVeneridaeMarine

    Clausinella Clausinella chloroticaClausinella chloroticaVeneridaeMarine

    Clausinella European Marine Life Photo of Clausinella fasciata Mollusc



    Clausinella Clausinella fasciata 213628 Biodiversidad Virtual Invertebrados

    Clausinella Shells Collection

    References

    Clausinella Wikipedia
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