Notochlamys Cotton 1930 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Parent taxon: Chlamydini according to A. G. Beu and T.A. Darragh 2001

See also Cox et al. 1969 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Abrachlamys, Austrochlamys, Austrohinnites, Dichotochlamys, Equichlamys, Laevichlamys, Leoclunipecten, Ruthipecten, Serripecten, Talochlamys, Veprichlamys, Zygochlamys

Subtaxa: Notochlamys anguinea Notochlamys squamundata

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Type: Chlamys anguinea

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (1 collection)

• Oligocene of Australia (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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