Annachlamys murrayana Tate 1886 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Chlamys (Annachlamys) murrayana, Chlamys murrayanus, Pecten murrayanus

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 Annachlamys according to A. G. Beu and T.A. Darragh 2001

See also Darragh 1970, McNamara and Kendrick 1994 and Tate 1886

Sister taxa: Annachlamys flabellata, Annachlamys flabellatus, Annachlamys iredalei, Annachlamys macassarensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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