Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Synonyms: Belchlamys Iredale 1929, Chlamys (Belchlamys) Iredale 1929
Parent taxon: Chlamydinae according to H. G. Spencer et al. 2004
See also Beu and Darragh 2001, Kosnik 2002, Lamprell and Whitehead 1992 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aequipecten, Crassadoma, Cryptopecten, Hilberia, Patriciapecten, Psychrochlamys, Taimyronectes, Janopecten, Subulatachlamys
Subtaxa: Chlamys (Belchlamys) aktinos Semipallium foulcheri Semipallium fulvicostatum Semipallium hallae Semipallium tigris Semipallium trigris Semipellium radula
Type: Pecten trigris
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Kenya (2 collections)
• Miocene of Australia (14)
• Oligocene of Australia (3)
• Eocene of Australia (2)
Total: 21 collections including 25 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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