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Mimachlamys asperrima

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten asperrimus was named by Lamarck (1819). It is extant.

It was recombined as Chlamys (Chlamys) asperrima by Ludbrook (1983); it was recombined as Mimachlamys asperrima by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992) and Beu and Taviani (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Chlamys sakitoensis, M. catulloi, M. menkrawitensis, M. trigintaradiatus

Synonyms
  • Chlamys australis was named by Sowerby (1842) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10293]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Mimachlamys asperrima by Hendy (2007).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Pecten asperrimus Lamarck p. 174
1842Chlamys australis Sowerby
1983Chlamys (Chlamys) asperrima Ludbrook p. 39
1992Mimachlamys asperrima Lamprell and Whitehead p. 22
2002Chlamys australis Wilson p. 48
2013Mimachlamys asperrima Beu and Taviani p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusMimachlamysRöding 1798
speciesasperrima()

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.

Mimachlamys asperrima Lamarck 1819
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Invalid names: Chlamys australis Sowerby 1842 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 05:06:05
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:19:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Mimachlamys asperrima (72224)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (South Australia) Chlamys asperrima (63379)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Chlamys australis (63321 63351)