Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combination: Chlamys (Zygochlamys) heardensis
Full reference: C. A. Fleming. 1957. A new species of fossil Chlamys from the Drygalski agglomerate of Heard Island, Indian Ocean. Journal of the Geological Society of Australia 4:13-19
Belongs to Austrochlamys according to P. G. Quilty et al. 2004
See also Fleming 1957
Sister taxa: Austrochlamys anderssoni, Austrochlamys forticosta, Austrochlamys marisrossensis
Type specimen: AUGD F15297, a valve. Its type locality is West Bay, Laurens Peninsula, which is in a Miocene marine conglomerate in the Drygalski Formation of Heard Island and McDonald Islands.
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Indian Ocean (1 collection)
• Miocene of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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