Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Synonym: Austrochlamydini Jonkers 2003
Parent taxon: Pectininae according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Beu and Darragh 2001, Beu and Taviani 2013, Bouchet et al. 2010, Coan et al. 2000 and Waller 1993
Sister taxa: Aequipectinini, Amusiini, Annachlamys, Carolinapecten, Decatopectinini, Mesopeplum, Oppenheimopecten, Pecten, Pectinini
Subtaxa: Abrachlamys Austrochlamys Austrohinnites Dichotochlamys Equichlamys Laevichlamys Leoclunipecten Notochlamys Ruthipecten Serripecten Talochlamys Veprichlamys Zygochlamys
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), Australia (1), Chile (1), France (1), Greece (1), Haiti (1), Ireland (1), Italy (3), Japan (3), New Zealand (1), Portugal (2)
• Pliocene of Algeria (1), Antarctica (7), Antigua and Barbuda (1), Australia (1), Belgium (6), Fiji (2), Greece (7), Indian Ocean (1), Italy (1), Japan (1), Portugal (1), Spain (2), the United Kingdom (7)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Australia (2)
• Miocene of Algeria (13), Antarctica (1), Argentina (35), Australia (28), Austria (1), Bulgaria (5), Chile (3), Egypt (1), France (1), French Southern Territories (1), Germany (1), Greece (2), Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2), Iran (2), Italy (6), Madagascar (1), Moldova (4), Morocco (7), New Zealand (20), Poland (7), Romania (10), Slovakia (2), Somalia (2), Spain (3)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)
• Oligocene of Argentina (4), Australia (2), Bulgaria (1), New Zealand (7)
• Eocene of Australia (9), New Zealand (19)
• Paleocene of Australia (1), New Zealand (2)
Total: 260 collections including 309 occurrences