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Lissochlamys
Temporal range: Pliocene - Recent
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Lissochlamys
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Lissochlamys
Sacco, 1897

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]

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:

References

  • 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.