Mimachlamys is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae. There are at least 11 living species, including the glory scallop Mimachlamys gloriosa, and the Mimachlamys asperrima.
| Mimachlamys Temporal range: Cretaceous-present
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| The left valve of the shell of Mimachlamys crassicostata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinida |
| Family: | Pectinidae |
| Genus: | Mimachlamys Iredale, 1929[1] |
Shell description
editIn this genus, the valves are both convex, though the left valve is more convex than the right. The auricles, ear-like projections on either side of the hinge, are inequal in size, with the anterior always being much larger than the posterior. The byssal notch is deep, and the valves are generally similar in sculpture.
Distribution and habitat
editThe habitat for this genus is temperate oceans down to a depth of several hundred meters, from southern Australia to Indonesia and north to the Philippines. Some species in the genus Mimachlamys retain their byssal threads through adulthood, and are not free swimming.[2]
Species
editSpecies of Mimachlamys include:
References
edit- ^ Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P.; Dijkstra, H. (2014). Mimachlamys Iredale, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=236718 on 2014-08-03
- ^ Iredale, T. (1929). "Mollusca from the Continental Shelf of eastern Australia No. 2". Records of the Australian Museum. 17 (4). Australian Museum, Sydney: 163. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.17.1929.759. ISSN 0067-1975.
- Lazo, D. (2007). Early Cretaceous bivalves of the Neuquén Basin, west-central Argentina: notes on taxonomy, palaeobiogeography and palaeoecology. Geological Journal, 42(2), pp. 127–142.