Scaeochlamys is a genus of marine bivalves belonging to subfamily Pedinae of the family Pectinidae.[1]
| Scaeochlamys | |
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| Shells of Scaeochlamys squamata (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinida |
| Family: | Pectinidae |
| Subfamily: | Pedinae |
| Tribe: | Chlamydini |
| Genus: | Scaeochlamys Iredale, 1929 |
| Type species | |
| Pecten lividus Lamarck, 1819 | |
Species
editThere are three recognized species:[1]
- Scaeochlamys lemniscata (Reeve, 1853)
- Scaeochlamys livida (Lamarck, 1819)
- Scaeochlamys squamata (Gmelin, 1791)
References
edit- ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Scaeochlamys Iredale, 1929". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
External links
edit- Dijkstra, H. H.; Maestrati, P. (2009). "New bathyal species and records of Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae and Pectinidae) from Taiwan". Bulletin of Malacology, Taiwan. 33: 37–54. (description of Scaeochlamys squamea Dijkstra & Maestrati, 2009, accepted as Scaeochlamys squamata)
- Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum. 17(4): 157–189
- Dijkstra, H. H. (2013). Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae and Pectinidae) from the Panglao region, Philippine Islands. Vita Malacologica. 10: 1–108