Scaeochlamys

Scaeochlamys
Shells of Scaeochlamys squamata (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Subfamily: Pedinae
Tribe: Chlamydini
Genus:
Iredale, 1929
Type species
Pecten lividus Lamarck, 1819

Scaeochlamys is a genus of marine bivalves belonging to subfamily Pedinae of the family Pectinidae.[1] The Scaeochlamys was originally known as the Ostrea squamata Gmelin.[2] They are found below littoral zone.[3]

Species

There are three recognized species:[1]

  • Scaeochlamys lemniscata (Reeve, 1853)
  • Scaeochlamys livida (Lamarck, 1819)
  • Scaeochlamys squamata (Gmelin, 1791)

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Scaeochlamys squamata (Gmelin, 1791)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Scaeochlamys squamata (Gmelin, 1791)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-02-19.