Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Chlamys varia, Ostrea varia, Pecten varius
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Chlamys (Chlamys) according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007
See also Linnaeus 1758 and Wood 1850
Sister taxa: Chlamys (Chlamys) albida, Chlamys (Chlamys) anscutella, Chlamys (Chlamys) arakawai, Chlamys (Chlamys) breidavikensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) callimorphus, Chlamys (Chlamys) chaixensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) coatsi, Chlamys (Chlamys) cosibensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) ermanensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) etolonensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) gackhense, Chlamys (Chlamys) harmeri, Chlamys (Chlamys) iljinensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) indissolubilis, Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica, Chlamys (Chlamys) itoigawae, Chlamys (Chlamys) iwamurensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) iwriensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) karaginskiensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) kavranensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) lioica, Chlamys (Chlamys) miyatokoensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) nenkalensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) otukae, Chlamys (Chlamys) parisiensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) plinsbachiensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) privalnajensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) pseudislandica, Chlamys (Chlamys) pseudohastata, Chlamys (Chlamys) pseudolioica, Chlamys (Chlamys) quilonensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) rendoi, Chlamys (Chlamys) rutteni, Chlamys (Chlamys) sendaiensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) tapensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) thalerus, Chlamys (Chlamys) tjornesensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) trinitiensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) wajampolkensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) yastchanensis
Distribution:
• Quaternary of France (1 collection), Ireland (1), Italy (2), Morocco (2), the Netherlands (3)
• Pliocene of Greece (4), Italy (3), Spain (2)
• Miocene of Greece (2), Madagascar (2), Moldova (1), Romania (2)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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