Lissochlamys

<i>Lissochlamys</i>

Lissochlamys

Genus of bivalves

Lissochlamys is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. Species within this genus have a West African and Northern Mediterranean distribution.[1][2][3]

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The fossil record of this species dates back to the Pliocene (age range: 3.6 to 2.588 million years ago).[4]

Species

Species within the genus Lissochlamys include:

  • Lissochlamys exotica (L.W. Dillwyn, 1817)[5]

References

  1. [1]
    WoRMS
  2. [2]
    GBIF
  3. [3]
    Marine Biology Resource Network Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
  4. [4]
    Fossilworks
  5. [5]
    WMSDB
  • Ardovini, R.; Cossignani, T. (2004). West African seashells (including Azores, Madeira and Canary Is.) = Conchiglie dell'Africa Occidentale (includes Azzorre, Madeira e Canarie). English-Italian edition. L'Informatore Piceno: Ancona, Italy. ISBN 88-86070-11-X. 319 pp.
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