Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Chlamys eyrei, Pecten eyrei
Synonyms: Chlamys flindersi Tate 1886, Pecten flindersi Tate 1886
Full reference: R. Tate. 1886. The lamellibranchs of the Older Tertiary of Australia (part 1). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 8:96-158
Belongs to Talochlamys according to T. A. Darragh and G. W. Kendrick 2008
See also Beu and Darragh 2001, Darragh 1970 and Tate 1886
Sister taxa: Talochlamys badioriva, Talochlamys consociata, Talochlamys dichroa, Talochlamys famigerator, Talochlamys gemmulata, Talochlamys keiloriana, Talochlamys laticostata, Talochlamys multilamellata, Talochlamys multistriata, Talochlamys pulleiniana, Talochlamys pusio, Talochlamys williamsoni, Talochlamys zelandiae
Type specimens:
- Talochlamys eyrei: SAM T941A, a shell
- Pecten flindersi:
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (4 collections)
• Oligocene of Australia (2)
• Eocene of Australia (6)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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