Notochlamys Cotton 1930 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Parent taxon: Chlamydini according to A. G. Beu and T.A. Darragh 2001
See also Cox et al. 1969 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abrachlamys, Austrochlamys, Austrohinnites, Dichotochlamys, Equichlamys, Laevichlamys, Leoclunipecten, Ruthipecten, Serripecten, Talochlamys, Veprichlamys, Zygochlamys
Subtaxa: Notochlamys anguinea Notochlamys squamundata
Type: Chlamys anguinea
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Australia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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