Mimachlamys sturtiana Tate 1886 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Chlamys sturtianus, Pecten sturtianus

Full reference: R. Tate. 1886. The lamellibranchs of the Older Tertiary of Australia (part 1). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 8:96-158

Belongs to Mimachlamys according to A. G. Beu and T.A. Darragh 2001

See also Darragh 1970 and Tate 1886

Sister taxa: Mimachlamys albolineatus, Mimachlamys angelonii, Mimachlamys asperrima, Mimachlamys asperrimoides, Mimachlamys australis, Mimachlamys blowi, Mimachlamys canalis, Mimachlamys cretosa, Mimachlamys denticulata, Mimachlamys famigerator, Mimachlamys funebris, Mimachlamys gloriosa, Mimachlamys henrici, Mimachlamys kaneharai, Mimachlamys lentiginosa, Mimachlamys mantelliana, Mimachlamys meisensis, Mimachlamys nobilis, Mimachlamys plebeia, Mimachlamys reconditus, Mimachlamys robinaldina, Mimachlamys scabricostata, Mimachlamys senatoria, Mimachlamys singaporinus, Mimachlamys undulata, Mimachlamys vokesorum

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Australia (1 collection)

• Miocene of Australia (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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