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Praechlamys

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Praechlamys was named by Allasinaz (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi Tr Carn-l Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Chlamys (Praechlamys) by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Pectinidae by Vokes (1980) and McRoberts (2011); and to Chlamys by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Praechlamys Allasinaz
1980Praechlamys Vokes p. 229
2002Praechlamys Sepkoski
2011Praechlamys McRoberts p. 649
2014Chlamys (Praechlamys) Ros-Franch et al.

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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
genusPraechlamysAllasinaz 1972

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. †Praechlamys Allasinaz 1972
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Chlamys (Praechlamys) prima Friesenbichler et al. 2019
Praechlamys foezyi Fozy et al. 2013
Praechlamys ponzii Gemmellaro 1874
Praechlamys reticulata Schlotheim 1823
Praechlamys rollei Stoliczka 1861
Praechlamys rusconii Canavari 1880
Praechlamys stoliczkai Gemmellaro 1874
Praechlamys valoniensis Defrance 1825
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available