Austrochlamys Jonkers 2003 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Parent taxon: Chlamydini according to A. Beu and M. Taviani 2013
See also Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Abrachlamys, Austrohinnites, Dichotochlamys, Equichlamys, Laevichlamys, Leoclunipecten, Notochlamys, Ruthipecten, Serripecten, Talochlamys, Titonopecten, Veprichlamys, Zygochlamys
Subtaxa: Austrochlamys anderssoni Austrochlamys forticosta Austrochlamys heardensis Austrochlamys marisrossensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Antarctica (8 collections), Indian Ocean (1)
• Miocene of Antarctica (1), Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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