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Callista (bivalve)

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Callista
A shell of Callista chione
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Family: Veneridae
Genus: Callista
Poli, 1791
Species

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Callista is a genus of saltwater clams, marine, bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.

Species

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Species within the genus Callista include:[1]

Extinct species
  • Callista elegans Lamarck 1806[2] - Age range: 48.6 to 40.4 Ma, found only at Falunière de Grignon (Eocene of France)

References

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  1. ^ Biolib
  2. ^ Mémoires sur les fossiles des environs de Paris. JB Lamarck - Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, 1806
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  • "†Callista elegans Lamarck 1806". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 16 August 2016.