Agerchlamys Damborenea 1993 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Parent taxon: Pectinidae according to S. Ros-Franch et al. 2014

See also Aberhan 1998 and Scholz et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Altaipecten, Amusium, Amussiopecten, Antipecten, Argopecten, Athlopecten, Avichlamys, Batequeus, Bractechlamys, Camptonectes, Camptonectinae, Canadonectites, Chesapecten, Chlamydinae, Chlamys, Complicachlamys, Coralichlamys, Costamussium, Costellamussiopecten, Crenamussium, Cristatopecten, Decadopecten, Decatopecten, Dimarzipecten, Eopecten, Euvola, Excellichlamys, Flabellipecten, Flexopecten, Fortipecten, Gigantopecten, Giraliapecten, Granulochlamys, Hinnites, Hunanonectes, Indopecten, Iranopecten, Janupecten, Jorgechlamys, Korobkovia, Kotorapecten, Leopecten, Lepidopecten, Leptopecten, Lituyapecten, Loxochlamys, Lyriochlamys, Lyropecten, Lyssochlamys, Macrochlamis, Manupecten, Mclearniinae, Merklinia, Micronectes, Minnivola, Mirapecten, Nanaochlamys, Neithella, Nevadapecten, Nippononectes, Nodipecten, Ochotochlamys, Palliolinae, Pascahinnites, Pectininae, Pedinae, Periclaraia, Philippia, Placopecten, Pleuronectites, Praechlamys, Prohinnites, Pseudopecten, Pseudopectininae, Radiopecten, Radulonectites, Radulopecten, Rebeccapecten, Sectipecten, Serratovola, Spathochlamys, Spondylopecten, Stralopecten, Tosapecten, Ventalium, Vertipecten, Volachlamys, Weylinae, Yabepecten

Subtaxa: Agerchlamys boellingi Agerchlamys wunschae

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Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Argentina (13 collections), Canada (12: British Columbia, Yukon), Chile (3), Germany (1), Mexico (4), United States (10: Nevada, Oregon)

• Triassic of Austria (27), Canada (1: British Columbia), United States (1: Nevada)

Total: 72 collections including 73 occurrences

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