Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative spelling: Chlamys (Lyriochlamys)
Parent taxon: Pectinidae according to A. Kaim et al. 2014
See also McRoberts 2011, Sepkoski 2002, Stilwell 1998 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Agerchlamys, Altaipecten, Amusium, Amussiopecten, Antipecten, Argopecten, Athlopecten, Avichlamys, Batequeus, Bractechlamys, Camptonectes, Camptonectinae, Canadonectites, Chesapecten, Chlamydinae, Chlamys, Complicachlamys, Coralichlamys, Costamussium, Costellamussiopecten, Crenamussium, Cristatopecten, Decadopecten, Decatopecten, Dimarzipecten, Eopecten, Euvola, Excellichlamys, Flabellipecten, Flexopecten, Fortipecten, Gigantopecten, Giraliapecten, Granulochlamys, Hinnites, Hunanonectes, Indopecten, Iranopecten, Janupecten, Jorgechlamys, Korobkovia, Kotorapecten, Leopecten, Lepidopecten, Leptopecten, Lituyapecten, Loxochlamys, Lyropecten, Lyssochlamys, Macrochlamis, Manupecten, Mclearniinae, Merklinia, Micronectes, Minnivola, Mirapecten, Nanaochlamys, Neithella, Nevadapecten, Nippononectes, Nodipecten, Ochotochlamys, Palliolinae, Pascahinnites, Pectininae, Pedinae, Periclaraia, Philippia, Placopecten, Pleuronectites, Praechlamys, Prohinnites, Pseudopecten, Pseudopectininae, Radiopecten, Radulonectites, Radulopecten, Rebeccapecten, Sectipecten, Serratovola, Spathochlamys, Spondylopecten, Stralopecten, Tosapecten, Ventalium, Vertipecten, Volachlamys, Weylinae, Yabepecten
Subtaxa: Chlamys (Chlamys) cretosus Lyriochlamys complexicostata Lyriochlamys otianus Lyriochlamys traskii
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Afghanistan (1 collection), Argentina (27), Australia (1), Austria (1), Belgium (1), Bulgaria (1), Canada (1: British Columbia), Denmark (3), Egypt (1), France (2), Germany (5), India (1), Italy (1), Kazakhstan (1), Madagascar (1), Mexico (1), Mozambique (1), the Netherlands (1), Oman (1), Pakistan (1), Poland (4), the Russian Federation (2), Saudi Arabia (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Spain (2), Turkey (1), Turkmenistan (1), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (19: Alabama, California, Delaware, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Texas)
• Triassic of Canada (2: British Columbia)
Total: 88 collections including 115 occurrences
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