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Mimachlamys nobilis Reeve 1852 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Chlamys (Mimachlamys) nobilis, Chlamys nobilis, Pecten nobilis

Belongs to Mimachlamys according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007

See also Rosenberg et al. 2006

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 plebeia, Mimachlamys reconditus, Mimachlamys robinaldina, Mimachlamys scabricostata, Mimachlamys senatoria, Mimachlamys singaporinus, Mimachlamys sturtiana, Mimachlamys undulata, Mimachlamys vokesorum

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at USGS M-278a, Ryukyu - Foster (1965) (Pliocene of Japan)

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