Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Full reference: C. J. Del Río. 2004. Revision of the large Neogene pectinids (Mollusca: Bivalvia) of eastern Santa Cruz and Chubut provinces (Patagonia: Argentina). Journal of Paleontology 78(4):690-699
Parent taxon: Chlamydini according to C. J. Del Río 2004
Sister taxa: Abrachlamys, Austrochlamys, Austrohinnites, Azumapecten, Chlamys, Dichotochlamys, Equichlamys, Jorgechlamys, Laevichlamys, Leoclunipecten, Notochlamys, Ruthipecten, Scaeochlamys, Serripecten, Swiftopecten, Talochlamys, Titonopecten, Veprichlamys, Zygochlamys
Subtaxa: Reticulochlamys borjasensis Reticulochlamys proximus Reticulochlamys zinsmeisteri
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (8 collections)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
• Oligocene to Pliocene of Argentina (1)
• Eocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 11 collections including 14 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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