Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Full reference: C. W. Cooke. 1919. Tertiary mollusks from the Leeward Islands and Cuba. Contributions to the geology and paleontology of the West Indies. Carnegie Institution of Washington 105-156
Belongs to Pecten (Chlamys) according to C. W. Cooke 1919
Sister taxa: Chlamys (Anatipopecten), Chlamys (Azumapecten), Chlamys (Camptochlamys), Chlamys (Camptonectes), Chlamys (Chlamys), Chlamys (Kaparachlamys), Chlamys (Leochlamys), Chlamys (Mimachlamys), Chlamys (Mixtipecten), Chlamys (Miyagipecten), Chlamys (Pethopecten), Chlamys (Phialopecten), Chlamys (Radulopecten), Chlamys (Scaeochlamys), Chlamys (Swiftopecten), Chlamys alockamanensis, Chlamys anapleus, Chlamys angsanana, Chlamys antiaustralis, Chlamys archiaciana, Chlamys ashiyaensis, Chlamys asperrimus, Chlamys badenpowelli, Chlamys bartschi, Chlamys behringiana, Chlamys bellicostata, Chlamys biarritzensis, Chlamys biddleana, Chlamys bifrons, Chlamys branneri, Chlamys cacawensis, Chlamys caillaudi, Chlamys calkinsi, Chlamys carinata, Chlamys choctavensis, Chlamys cinnabarina, Chlamys clarkeana, Chlamys cookei, Chlamys cornwalli, Chlamys corteziana, Chlamys cowlitzensis, Chlamys curvivarians, Chlamys cushmani, Chlamys decemnarius, Chlamys decussata, Chlamys dentata, Chlamys deshayesii, Chlamys donmilleri, Chlamys dringi, Chlamys egregius, Chlamys elongata, Chlamys enfieldensis, Chlamys eupatagonicus, Chlamys exaratus, Chlamys faujasi, Chlamys feddeni, Chlamys fenestratus, Chlamys funebris, Chlamys goldfussi, Chlamys grossouvrei, Chlamys grunskyi, Chlamys hastata, Chlamys hertleini, Chlamys hodgei, Chlamys hupeanus, Chlamys indecisa, Chlamys ingeniosa, Chlamys jamviniensis, Chlamys janiroides, Chlamys jordani, Chlamys kakanuia, Chlamys kebolintangensis, Chlamys kotaklensis, Chlamys kotorana, Chlamys kumanodoensis, Chlamys landesi, Chlamys lentiginosa, Chlamys lowei, Chlamys matchgarensis, Chlamys mediacostata, Chlamys menkrawitensis, Chlamys mercuria, Chlamys milvus, Chlamys miurensis, Chlamys mojsisovicsi, Chlamys nisataiensis, Chlamys nupera, Chlamys nuwokensis, Chlamys opuntia, Chlamys palmyrensis, Chlamys peroni, Chlamys picta, Chlamys portoricoensis, Chlamys praenuncius, Chlamys proavus, Chlamys reticulata, Chlamys rollei, Chlamys rubida, Chlamys ruschenbergerii, Chlamys sanctiludovici, Chlamys sanguinolenta, Chlamys santamaria, Chlamys scabrellus, Chlamys sespeensis, Chlamys sespensis, Chlamys seymouri, Chlamys shitakaraensis, Chlamys sokolovi, Chlamys solea, Chlamys splendens, Chlamys squamosa, Chlamys subacuta, Chlamys substriata, Chlamys talahabensis, Chlamys tamurae, Chlamys tenuicostatus, Chlamys textoria, Chlamys titirangiensis, Chlamys tjaringinensis, Chlamys wahtubbeana, Chlamys washburnei, Pecten (Chlamys) alexandri, Pecten (Chlamys) articulatus, Pecten (Chlamys) caloosensis, Pecten (Chlamys) coronatiformis, Pecten (Chlamys) desiderii, Pecten (Chlamys) eboreus, Pecten (Chlamys) erlangeri, Pecten (Chlamys) prototranquebaricus, Pecten (Chlamys) risti, Pecten (Chlamys) rogersii, Pecten (Chlamys) rothpletzi, Pecten (Chlamys) sakitoensis, Pecten (Chlamys) satoi, Pecten (Chlamys) scutella, Pecten (Chlamys) subalpinus, Pecten (Chlamys) subdextilis, Pecten (Chlamys) tauroperstriaus, Pecten (Chlamys) thompsoni, Pecten (Chlamys) wautubbeanus, Pecten (Chlamys) yneziana
Type specimen: USNM 167121, a shell. Its type locality is USNM 3440, which is in a Miocene coastal marl in Cuba.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Cuba (1 collection)
• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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