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Equichlamys

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Equichlamys was named by Iredale (1929) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio-l R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Chlamys (Equichlamys) by Ludbrook (1955).

It was assigned to Chlamys by Ludbrook (1955); to Pectinidae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); to Chlamydini by Beu and Darragh (2001); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Equichlamys Iredale p. 162
1955Chlamys (Equichlamys) Ludbrook p. 31
1992Equichlamys Lamprell and Whitehead p. 24
2001Equichlamys Beu and Darragh pp. 38, 51
2002Equichlamys Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
subfamilyPectininaeWilkes 1810
tribeChlamydinivon Teppner 1922
genusEquichlamysIredale 1929

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Equichlamys Iredale 1929
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Equichlamys bifrons Lamarck 1819
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Invalid names: Equichlamys consobrinus Tate 1886 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 05:02:01
Modified: 2010-02-16 06:48:49
Source: f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) Chlamys consobrina (63431 63435)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Australia (Western Australia) Chlamys bifrons (63353)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (South Australia) Chlamys bifrons (63380)