Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Chlamys pusio, Crassadoma pusio, Ostrea pusio, Pecten pusio
Synonyms: Chlamys distorta da Costa 1778, Hinnites distortus da Costa 1778, Pecten distortus da Costa 1778
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Talochlamys according to A. Alejandrino et al. 2011
See also Azzaroli 1958, Callapez and Ferreira Soares 2000, Cox 1936, Mongin 1968, Poppe and Goto 1993, Waller 1993 and Wood 1850
Sister taxa: Talochlamys badioriva, Talochlamys consociata, Talochlamys dichroa, Talochlamys eyrei, Talochlamys famigerator, Talochlamys gemmulata, Talochlamys keiloriana, Talochlamys laticostata, Talochlamys multilamellata, Talochlamys multistriata, Talochlamys pulleiniana, Talochlamys williamsoni, Talochlamys zelandiae
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ireland (1 collection), Portugal (2)
• Pliocene of Algeria (1), the United Kingdom (7)
• Miocene of Algeria (13), Iran (2), Morocco (7), Somalia (2), Spain (3)
Total: 38 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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