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Chlamys

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Species
C. (Anatipopecten), C. (Azumapecten), C. (Camptochlamys), C. (Camptonectes), C. (Chlamys), C. (Kaparachlamys), C. (Leochlamys), C. (Mimachlamys), C. (Mixtipecten), C. (Miyagipecten), C. (Pethopecten), C. (Phialopecten), C. (Radulopecten), C. (Scaeochlamys), C. (Swiftopecten), C. alockamanensis, C. anapleus, C. angsanana, C. antiaustralis, C. archiaciana (syn. Pecten archiacianus), C. ashiyaensis, C. asperrimus, C. badenpowelli, C. bartschi, C. behringiana, C. bellicostata, C. biarritzensis, C. biddleana, C. bifrons, C. branneri, C. cacawensis, C. caillaudi, C. calkinsi, C. carinata, C. choctavensis, C. cinnabarina (type species), C. clarkeana, C. cookei, C. cornwalli, C. corteziana, C. cowlitzensis, C. curvivarians, C. cushmani, C. decemnarius, C. decussata, C. dentata, C. deshayesii, C. donmilleri, C. dringi, C. egregius, C. elongata, C. enfieldensis, C. eupatagonicus, C. exaratus, C. faujasi, C. feddeni, C. fenestratus, C. funebris, C. goldfussi, C. grossouvrei, C. grunskyi, C. hastata (syn. Pecten altiplicatus, C. herica, Pecten (Chlamys) hericeus, Pecten (Chlamys) lawsoni, Pecten newcombi, Pecten altiplectus, C. pugetensis), C. hertleini, C. hodgei, C. hupeanus, C. indecisa, C. ingeniosa, C. jamviniensis, C. janiroides, C. jordani, C. kakanuia, C. kebolintangensis, C. kotaklensis, C. kotorana, C. kumanodoensis, C. landesi, C. lentiginosa, C. lowei, C. matchgarensis, C. mediacostata, C. menkrawitensis, C. mercuria, C. milvus, C. miurensis, C. mojsisovicsi, C. nisataiensis, C. nupera, C. nuwokensis, C. opuntia, C. palmyrensis, C. peroni, C. picta, C. portoricoensis, C. praenuncius, C. proavus, C. reticulata, C. rollei, C. rubida (syn. C. durhami, Pecten hindsii, C. picoensis, Pecten kincaidi, Pecten (Chlamys) jordani, Pecten (Chlamys) venturaensis), C. ruschenbergerii, C. sanctiludovici, C. sanguinolenta, C. santamaria, C. scabrellus, C. sespeensis, C. sespensis, C. seymouri, C. shitakaraensis, C. sokolovi, C. solea, C. splendens, C. squamosa, C. subacuta (syn. Pecten acuminatus), C. substriata, C. talahabensis, C. tamurae, C. tenuicostatus, C. textoria, C. titirangiensis, C. tjaringinensis, C. wahtubbeana, C. 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) waylandi, Pecten (Chlamys) yneziana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Chlamys Röding
1904Pecten (Chlamys) Glenn p. 374
1906Pecten (Chlamys) Arnold p. 49
1923Pecten (Chlamys) Clark and Arnold p. 140
1925Pecten (Chlamys) Oldroyd p. 3
1928Pecten (Chlamys) Nagao p. 37
1928Pecten (Chlamys) Vredenburg p. 431
1935Pecten (Chlamys) Oostingh p. 151
1936Pecten (Chlamys) Mansfield pp. 186-187 figs. Plate 22, Figs. 1-3
1937Pecten (Chlamys) Willett p. 387
1939Chlamys Mukerjee p. 31
1943Chlamys Gardner p. 31
1944Pecten (Chlamys) Durham p. 138
1945Pecten (Chlamys) Ladd and Hoffmeister
1950Pecten (Chlamys) Heering p. 46
1958Chlamys DuBar p. 158
1964Chlamys Faustman p. 115
1969Pecten (Chlamys) da Silva Forti p. 73
1973Chlamys Marasti p. 101
1977Chlamys Wozny p. 99
1982Chlamys Dockery p. 42
1982Chlamys Woodring p. 589
1984Chlamys Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska p. 96
1984Chlamys Moore p. B18
1987Chlamys Gibson p. 65
1992Chlamys Lamprell and Whitehead p. 18
1992Chlamys Maxwell p. 64
1992Chlamys del Rio p. 25
1995Chlamys Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 52
1995Chlamys Islamoglu and Taner p. 156
1998Chlamys Stilwell p. 43
1999Chlamys Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 24
2000Chlamys Coan et al. p. 229
2001Chlamys Todd
2002Chlamys Matsubara p. 137
2002Chlamys Sepkoski
2003Chlamys Kiessling
2010Chlamys Bouchet et al.
2014Chlamys Ros-Franch et al.
2016Chlamys Morales-Ortega et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusChlamysRöding 1798

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Chlamys Röding 1798
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Subg. †Chlamys (Anatipopecten) Hertlein 1936
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Anatipopecten anatipes Morton 1833
Subg. †Chlamys (Camptochlamys) Arkell 1930
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Subg. †Chlamys (Camptonectes) Cossmann 1900
Subg. Chlamys (Chlamys) Roding 1798
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Chlamys (Chlamys) albida Arnold 1906
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Invalid names: Chlamys (Chlamys) wainwrightensis MacNeil 1967 [synonym], Chlamys hanaishiensis Masuda 1962 [synonym]
Chlamys (Chlamys) anscutella Bychkov et al. 1976
Chlamys (Chlamys) coatsi MacNeil 1967
Chlamys (Chlamys) ermanensis Sinelnikova 1975
Chlamys (Chlamys) etolonensis Sinelnikova 1990
Chlamys (Chlamys) gackhense Kristofovich and Ilyina 1963
Chlamys (Chlamys) harmeri Regteren Altena 1937
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Invalid names: Pecten striatus Müller 1776 [synonym]
Chlamys (Chlamys) iljinensis Sinelnikova 1990
Chlamys (Chlamys) iwriensis Sinelnikova 1990
Chlamys (Chlamys) kavranensis Sinelnikova 1975
Chlamys (Chlamys) miyatokoensis Nomura and Hatai 1937
Chlamys (Chlamys) nenkalensis Bychkov et al. 1976
Chlamys (Chlamys) otukae Masuda and Sawada 1961
Chlamys (Chlamys) pseudohastata Sinelnikova 1975
Chlamys (Chlamys) pseudolioica Sinelnikova 1975
Subg. Chlamys (Leochlamys) MacNeil 1967
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Invalid names: Chlamys (Leochlamys) daishakaensis Masuda and Sawada 1961 [synonym]
Leochlamys columbiana Clark and Arnold 1923
Leochlamys erici Wiedey 1928
Subg. Chlamys (Mimachlamys) Iredale 1929
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Mimachlamys angelonii de Stefani and Pantanelli 1880
Mimachlamys asperrima Lamarck 1819
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Invalid names: Chlamys australis Sowerby 1842 [synonym]
Mimachlamys australis Sowerby 1842
Mimachlamys blowi Waller 2011
Mimachlamys canalis Brown and Pilsbry 1913
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Invalid names: Pecten hodgii Hubbard 1920 [synonym]
Mimachlamys cretosa Defrance 1822
Mimachlamys denticulata Hagenow 1842
Mimachlamys famigerator Iredale 1925
Mimachlamys funebris Reeve 1853
Mimachlamys gloriosa Reeve 1853
Mimachlamys henrici Dhondt 1973
Mimachlamys kaneharai Yokoyama 1926
Mimachlamys mantelliana Orbigny 1847
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Invalid names: Pecten concentricus Woodward 1833 [synonym]
Mimachlamys meisensis Makiyama 1926
Mimachlamys plebeia Lamarck 1806
Mimachlamys reconditus Solander 1766
Mimachlamys robinaldina Orbigny 1847
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Invalid names: Pecten (Chlamys) hispidus Goldfuss 1833 [synonym], Pecten hispidus Goldfuss 1849 [synonym]
Mimachlamys scabricostata Sowerby 1915
Mimachlamys sturtiana Tate 1886
Mimachlamys undulata Nilsson 1827
Mimachlamys vokesorum Waller 2011
Subg. †Chlamys (Mixtipecten) Marwick 1928
Subg. †Chlamys (Miyagipecten) Masuda 1952
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Miyagipecten alaskensis MacNeil 1967
Subg. †Chlamys (Pethopecten) Hertlein 1936
Subg. †Chlamys (Radulopecten) Rollier 1911
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Chlamys (Radulopecten) hemicostata Morris and Lycett 1853
Subg. Chlamys (Swiftopecten) Hertlein 1935
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Invalid names: Chlamys swiftii Kinoshita and Isahaya 1934 [synonym], Pecten swiftii Bernardi 1858 [synonym]
Swiftopecten hamlini Arnold 1906
Chlamys alockamanensis Weaver 1912
Chlamys anapleus Woodring 1946
Chlamys angsanana Martin 1922
Chlamys antiaustralis Tate 1886
Chlamys archiaciana Orbigny 1847
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Invalid names: Pecten archiacianus Orbigny 1850 [synonym]
Chlamys ashiyaensis Nagao 1928
Chlamys asperrimus Lamarck 1819
Chlamys badenpowelli Weir 1929
Chlamys bartschi Arnold 1906
Chlamys bellicostata Wood 1861
Chlamys biarritzensis d'Archiac 1846
Chlamys biddleana Kellum 1926
Chlamys branneri Arnold 1906
Chlamys cacawensis Harris 1919
Chlamys caillaudi Oppenheim 1903
Chlamys calkinsi Arnold 1906
Chlamys carinata Sowerby 1828
Chlamys choctavensis Aldrich 1895
Chlamys cinnabarina Bolten 1798
Chlamys clarkeana Aldrich 1895
Chlamys cookei Kellum 1926
Chlamys cornwalli Clark and Arnold 1923
Chlamys corteziana Durham 1950
Chlamys cowlitzensis Weaver 1912
Chlamys curvivarians Dietrich 1933
Chlamys cushmani Kellum 1926
Chlamys decemnarius Conrad 1834
Chlamys decussata Deshayes 1858
Chlamys dentata Nilsson 1827
Chlamys deshayesii Lea 1833
Chlamys donmilleri MacNeil 1967
Chlamys egregius Nomland 1917
Chlamys elongata Lamarck 1819
Chlamys enfieldensis Marwick 1926
Chlamys eupatagonicus Ihering 1907
Chlamys exaratus Martin 1879
Chlamys faujasi Defrance 1825
Chlamys feddeni Vredenburg 1928
Chlamys fenestratus Martin 1883
Chlamys goldfussi Deshayes 1843
Chlamys grossouvrei Cossmann 1907
Chlamys grunskyi Hertlein 1929
Chlamys hastata Sowerby 1842
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Invalid names: Chlamys herica Gould 1850 [synonym], Chlamys pugetensis Oldroyd 1920 [synonym], Pecten (Chlamys) hericeus Carpenter 1887 [synonym], Pecten (Chlamys) lawsoni Arnold 1906 [synonym], Pecten altiplectus Conrad 1856 [synonym], Pecten altiplicatus Conrad 1857 [synonym], Pecten newcombi Oldroyd 1938 [synonym]
Chlamys hertleini Loel and Corey 1932
Chlamys hodgei Hertlein 1925
Chlamys hupeanus Philippi 1887
Chlamys indecisa Dall 1898
Chlamys ingeniosa Yokoyama 1929
Chlamys janiroides Cossmann 1907
Chlamys jordani Arnold 1903
Chlamys kakanuia Marwick 1956
Chlamys kebolintangensis Martin 1909
Chlamys kotaklensis Hayami 1957
Chlamys kotorana Otuka 1934
Chlamys kumanodoensis Masuda 1953
Chlamys landesi Arnold 1906
Chlamys lowei Hertlein 1932
Chlamys matchgarensis Makiyama 1934
Chlamys mediacostata Hanna 1926
Chlamys menkrawitensis Beets 1941
Chlamys mercuria Marwick 1928
Chlamys milvus Cox 1928
Chlamys miurensis Yokoyama 1920
Chlamys mojsisovicsi Kobayashi and Ichikawa 1949
Chlamys nisataiensis Otuka 1935
Chlamys nupera Conrad 1854
Chlamys nuwokensis MacNeil 1957
Chlamys opuntia Dall 1898
Chlamys palmyrensis Krumbeck 1905
Chlamys peroni Tate 1886
Chlamys picta Fritel 1910
Chlamys portoricoensis Hubbard 1920
Chlamys praenuncius Ihering 1897
Chlamys proavus Arnold 1906
Chlamys reticulata Schlotheim 1813
Chlamys rollei Stoliczka 1861
Chlamys rubida Hinds 1845
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Invalid names: Chlamys durhami Adegoke 1969 [synonym], Chlamys picoensis Waterfall 1929 [synonym], Pecten (Chlamys) jordani Arnold 1903 [synonym], Pecten (Chlamys) venturaensis Waterfall 1929 [synonym], Pecten hindsii Carpenter 1864 [synonym], Pecten kincaidi Oldroyd 1920 [synonym]
Chlamys sanctiludovici Anderson and Martin 1914
Chlamys sanguinolenta Gmelin 1791
Chlamys santamaria Mansfield 1936
Chlamys scabrellus Lamarck 1819
Chlamys sespeensis Arnold 1906
Chlamys sespeensis hydei Arnold 1906
Chlamys sespensis Arnold 1906
Chlamys seymouri Marwick 1928
Chlamys shitakaraensis Honda 1980
Chlamys sokolovi Kluschnikov 1958
Chlamys solea Deshayes 1824
Chlamys splendens Dollfus 1863
Chlamys squamosa Gmelin 1791
Chlamys subacuta Lamarck 1819
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Invalid names: Pecten acuminatus Geinitz 1845 [synonym]
Chlamys substriata Roemer 1835
Chlamys talahabensis Martin 1922
Chlamys tamurae Masuda and Sawada 1961
Chlamys textoria Schlotheim 1820
Chlamys titirangiensis Marwick 1928
Chlamys tjaringinensis Martin 1909
Chlamys wahtubbeana Dall 1898
Chlamys washburnei Arnold 1906
Pecten (Chlamys) alexandri Vredenburg 1928
Pecten (Chlamys) caloosensis Mansfield 1939
Pecten (Chlamys) eboreus Mansfield 1936
Pecten (Chlamys) risti Anderson 1945
Pecten (Chlamys) rothpletzi Krumbeck 1924
Pecten (Chlamys) satoi Yokoyama 1928
Pecten (Chlamys) scutella Hoernes 1900
Pecten (Chlamys) thompsoni Stoyanow 1949
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height345.819.184.359.632.9
valve height249.664.5049.58.2010.2

Composition: low Mg calciteg
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: EP, IM/SE, BA, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2007-10-05 05:06:05
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:19:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Holocene or 265.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 259.9 Ma

Collections (2406 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian265.1 - 259.9Malaysia C. sp. (42734)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Guangxi) C. sp. (121138)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Utah) C. sp. (63038 63039 63143)
Olenekian - Anisian251.2 - 242.0Jordan (Janoobiah) C. reticulata (201986)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China C. spp. (44730)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation C. anscutella (124673 124674)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Qinghai) C. interstriatus (101044) C. subalternicostata, C. schroeteri (101043)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Hungary Pecten reticulatus (203346)
Bithynian - Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Bulgaria C. schroeteri (44917)
Anisian - Sinemurian247.2 - 190.8Chile (Huasco) C. sp. (223232)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0China (Sichuan) C. sp. (25401)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Bulgaria C. schroeteri (44919) C. sp. (44918)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Slovakia C. sp. (44353)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain (Alicante) C. sp. (202235 202236 202240)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Sichuan) C. balatonicus, C. multiformis (25405)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary (Bakony) Pecten desiderii (203197 203198 203199 203210 203276)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0New Zealand C. sp. (61462)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Thailand C. sp. (34566)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary C. deckei (70800) C. decorata, C. subalternicostatus (70797)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Russian Federation C. vodopadnyensis (39329)