Lamelliconcha circinata

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|taxon = Lamelliconcha circinata

|image_alt = Lamelliconcha circinata,

|image_caption = Lamelliconcha circinata.jpg shown as #44 here

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|authority = (Born, 1778)

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• Cytherea guineensis Lamarck, 1818
• Hysteroconcha circinata (Born, 1778)
• Pitar circinatus (Born, 1778)
• Tellina senegalensis Gmelin, 1791
• Venus circinata Born, 1778
• Venus guineensis Gmelin, 1791
• Venus rubra Gmelin, 1791

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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.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.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