Lissochlamys
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Scientific classification 
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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
[edit]Species within the genus Lissochlamys include:
- Lissochlamys exotica (L.W. Dillwyn, 1817)[5]
References
[edit]- ^ WoRMS
- ^ GBIF
- ^ Marine Biology Resource Network Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fossilworks
- ^ 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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