Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Full reference: A. G. Beu and T.A. Darragh. 2001. Revision of southern Australian Cenozoic fossil Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Proceedings of the Royal Sociey of Victoria 113(1):1-205
Parent taxon: Chlamydini according to A. G. Beu and T.A. Darragh 2001
Sister taxa: Abrachlamys, Austrochlamys, Dichotochlamys, Equichlamys, Laevichlamys, Leoclunipecten, Notochlamys, Ruthipecten, Serripecten, Talochlamys, Veprichlamys, Zygochlamys
Subtaxa: Austrohinnites corioensis Austrohinnites polyaktinos
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Miocene of Australia (13), Germany (1)
• Oligocene of Australia (1)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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