Mimachlamys plebeia Lamarck 1806 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Chlamys plebeia, Lyropecten (Aequipecten) plebeius, Pecten plebeius

Belongs to Mimachlamys according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995

See also Glibert 1985

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

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Belgium (3 collections), France (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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