Chlamys is a genus of small scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae. The name is taken from the Ancient Greek, χλαμΰς or Chlamys, a cloak worn by soldiers.
Numerous taxa previously included in this genus are now considered synonyms and/or moved to other genera (e.g., Mimachlamys, Talochlamys). Indeed, Chlamys has been used as a "catch-all" genus for many scallops. As currently defined, it is limited to the northern hemisphere.
Species
There are 11 recognized extant species: Chlamys albida (Arnold, 1906) – white scallop Chlamys asiatica Scarlato, 1981 Chlamys behringiana (Middendorff, 1849) – Bering scallop Chlamys biarritzensis † (d'Arciac, 1846) - Spain Chlamys chosenica Kuroda, 1932 Scaeochlamys farreri (K. H. Jones & Preston, 1904) – Farrer's scallop, Chinese scallop. Chlamys hastata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) – spear scallop, spiny scallop Chlamys islandica (O. F. Müller, 1776) – Iceland scallop Chlamys lioica (Dall, 1907) Chlamys rubida (Hinds, 1845) – reddish scallop Chlamys ruschenbergerii (Tryon, 1870)
There are also a large number of species only known from fossil record.
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