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Chlamys (Praechlamys) prima

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Chlamys (Praechlamys) prima was named by Friesenbichler et al. (2019). It is not extant. Its type specimen is LPB IIIL 2062 (fragmented left valve). Its type locality is Mahmudia Quarry, Caeracul Mare Hill, sample 114, which is in a Bithynian reef, buildup or bioherm bindstone in the Caerace Formation of Romania.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Chama callimorpha, Chama indossolubilis, Chama thalera, C. acutiplicata, C. acutiplicatus, C. acutoplicatus, C. ambigua, C. amelus, C. amphicyrta, C. angelonii, C. aquilonia, C. ashiynensis, C. aspera, C. austriatus, C. awazuensis, C. badiotica, C. balatonicus, C. bavarica, C. beverlyi, C. bollenensis, C. bouei, C. brooksvillensis, C. brookvillensis, C. bruei, C. brussoni, C. buckinghamensis, C. burlesonensis, C. cainei, C. calderensis, C. camptonectoides, C. carteronensis, C. cawcawensis, C. cellularis, C. chathamensis, C. clinchfieldensis, C. cocoana, C. compitum, C. convexior, C. coquimbensis, C. corallinoides, C. coronata, C. corvina, C. cossmanni, C. csepreghymeznericsae, C. danvillensis, C. decemaria, C. decemnaria, C. deckei, C. decorata, C. decoriata, C. deleta, C. dennisoni, C. deshayesi, C. dewalquei, C. diaphana, C. discor, C. discors, C. dispar, C. domgeri, C. ducanensis, C. eboreus, C. elegans, C. ercolaniana, C. euthymei, C. excissa, C. falgeri, C. fasciculata, C. fasiculata, C. favrii, C. ferniensis, C. fibrosus, C. filiformis, C. flexuosa, C. forojulensis, C. gainstownensis, C. geminata, C. gigas, C. gigas, C. glabra, C. gloriamaris, C. gloriosus, C. gracilisquamosa, C. guerangeri, C. hanzawae, C. hartungi, C. harveri, C. hastata, C. hastatus, C. hastatus, C. haueri, C. hawaiensis, C. hehli, C. hericia, C. hertlei, C. hinnitiformis, C. hispida, C. holgeri, C. hopkinsi, C. iboibo, C. imaniae, C. imcomparabilis, C. inaequicostalis, C. inaequicostata, C. incomparabilis, C. infunata, C. interpunctata, C. islandicus, C. islandicus, C. isthmica, C. itogawae, C. iwamuraensis, C. jakloweciana, C. jamensis, C. jamviensis, C. jinvalensis, C. johnsoni, C. justiana, C. kneiskerni, C. kneri, C. kobayashii, C. kotakiensis, C. kurumensis, C. lacteus, C. laevata, C. laevis, C. landeronensis, C. latissima, C. latissima, C. lattissima, C. laurae, C. lessepsi, C. lilli, C. linguafelis, C. liveoakensis, C. liveoakensis, C. luciensis, C. mabuchii, C. macrotis, C. malvinae, C. matapwaensis, C. mcquirti, C. mekranica, C. membranosa, C. membranosus, C. meringae, C. michellesmithi, C. mississippiensis, C. mitaraiensis, C. mitis, C. mortilleti, C. multiformis, C. multistriatus, C. nattheimensis, C. nebrascensis, C. nematopleura, C. neumayeri, C. nicholsi, C. nicholsi, C. nicholsi, C. nicolasi, C. nipponensis, C. nodosus, C. northamptoni, C. opercularis, C. opercularis, C. opercularis, C. opercularis, C. palaeocaenica, C. palmata, C. parmeleei, C. peisonis, C. pertinax, C. pesfelis, C. plica, C. pollux, C. porphyrea, C. portoricensis, C. posthuma, C. practrigonostema, C. pradellensis, C. praecursor, C. praescabriuscula, C. psefelis, C. pulchricosta, C. puntana, C. purpurata, C. pusia, C. puzio, C. radiata, C. rakosense, C. rigbyi, C. riggsi, C. robinaldia, C. rodkiewiczi, C. rosimon, C. royana, C. s., C. salamanca, C. santaecrucis, C. saxoneti, C. scabriuscula, C. schreteri, C. schroeteri, C. scissa, C. scissa, C. scissa, C. scrabella, C. scrabrellus, C. seabeensis, C. senatrius, C. seniensis, C. seniensis, C. septemplicatus, C. septemradiata, C. sheldonae, C. shikokuensis, C. similis, C. simpsoni, C. singaporina, C. solarium, C. soriensis, C. spillmani, C. spinulosus, C. splenaens, C. stantoni, C. strambergensis, C. strictus, C. stutchburianus, C. subaequicostata, C. subalternicostata, C. subalternicostatus, C. subconvexus, C. subdiscors, C. subequicostatus, C. subimbricatus, C. subliliemensis, C. submalvinae, C. subplicatus, C. substriatus, C. subtextoria, C. subulatae, C. subvacaensis, C. swiftii, C. tatrica, C. tauroperstriata, C. tauroperstriatus, C. tela, C. textroia, C. thiollierei, C. thiollieri, C. thomsoni, C. tigerinus, C. tigrina, C. tinctus, C. torulosi, C. tournali, C. townsendi, C. tranquebarica, C. tubulifer, C. tullbergi, C. tumescens, C. turomtchensis, C. valonienis, C. varia, C. varnensis, C. vaughani, C. vaun, C. vaunwythei, C. venustula, C. vidali, C. vidalis, C. viminea, C. vodopadnyensis, C. vulgaris, C. vurguveemensis, C. wahtubbeanus, C. wayensis, C. weinheimensis, C. werthi, C. werti, C. wethi, C. whitfieldi, C. winkleri, C. zenonis, C. angelonii, C. arachnoideus, C. ature, C. benedictus, C. clinchfieldensis, C. cocoana, C. corymbiatus, C. deleta, C. deshayesi, C. elegans, C. elegans, C. exageratus, C. farsanensis, C. flabellum, C. flava, C. jackloweciana, C. judaica, C. lessepsii, C. martini, C. menkei, C. multistriata, C. nebrodensis, C. octoplicoides, C. perrugosa, C. prototransquebaricus, C. quinquepartita, C. rhodopianus, C. spillmani, C. spinulosa, C. subdiscors, C. tchichatcheffi, C. tella, C. tjaringinensis, C. nipponensis, C. nipponensis, C. labnae, C. spinulosa, C. capanemensis, C. concinnatus, C. daidela, C. gibbus, C. imitata, C. tetristriata, C. nipponensis, C. ambigua, C. asperrima, C. beringiana, C. biarritzensis, C. biarritzensis, C. breviaurita, C. callimorpha, C. capensis, C. chiplonkari, C. crocus, C. dispar, C. farreri, C. favrii, C. halaensis, C. halimensis, C. hastata, C. infumata, C. parisiensis, C. parisiensis, C. proximus, C. rajnathi, C. sentris, C. subarticulatus, C. subdiscors, C. subtextoria, C. thalera, C. transdanubialis, C. viminea, C. plica, C. bifrons, C. bifrons, C. flexuosa, C. glabra, C. inaequicostalis, C. posthuma, C. scissa, C. minblaki, C. tanassevitchi, C. desultoria, C. pollux, C. septemplicata, C. burnetti, C. marionensis, C. nicholsi, C. latissima, C. latissima, C. tournali, C. fasciculata, C. fasiculata, C. jakloweciana, C. linguafelis, C. pesfelis, C. incerta, C. sakitoensis, C. epiensis, C. forelandensis, C. vezzanensis, C. princeps, C. anteamsolarioides, C. chipolanus, C. choctawhatcheensis, C. comparilis, C. concinnatus, C. demirugus, C. eboreus, C. eboreus, C. irremotis, C. broilii, C. egidiivenantii, C. fassaensis, C. paronai, C. rotai, C. schroeteri, C. squamula, C. mississippensis, C. inaequicostata, C. moondanensis, C. cosibensis, C. merklini, Pecten ataensis, Pecten bellhamellatus, Pecten buchivacoanus, Pecten digitalinus, Pecten elegans, Pecten gloriamarius, Pecten hastatus, Pecten historicus, Pecten inflexus, Pecten irregularis, Pecten laetus, Pecten longolaevis, Pecten membranosus, Pecten nausorensis, Pecten nicholsi, Pecten raulinia, Pecten sayanus, Pecten senatorius, Pecten tauroperstriatus, Pecten tauroperstriatus, Praechlamys badiotica, Praechlamys breislaki, Praechlamys reticulatus, Praechlamys schroeteri, Praechlamys schroteri, Praechlamys stenodictya

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Chlamys (Praechlamys) prima Friesenbichler et al.

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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
genusChlamysAllasinaz 1972
subgenusPraechlamys
speciesprima

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.

Chlamys (Praechlamys) prima Friesenbichler et al. 2019
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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: Bithynian or 244.99000 to 244.24000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24Romania Chlamys prima (type locality: 197722)