''Mimachlamys'' is a

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of scallops,

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bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...

mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...

s in the taxonomic family Pectinidae. There are at least 11 living species, including the glory scallop ''

Mimachlamys gloriosa ''Mimachlamys gloriosa'' is a bivalve in the family Pectinidae Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is al ...

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Mimachlamys asperrima ''Mimachlamys'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae. There are at least 11 living species, including the glory scallop ''Mimachlamys gloriosa'', and the ''Mimachlamys asperrima''. Shell description ...

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Shell description

In this genus, the valves are both convex, though the left valve is more convex than the right. The auricles, ear-like projections on either side of the hinge, are inequal in size, with the anterior always being much larger than the posterior. The byssal notch is deep, and the valves are generally similar in sculpture.

Distribution and habitat

The habitat for this genus is temperate oceans down to a depth of several hundred meters, from southern Australia to Indonesia and north to the Philippines. Some species in the genus ''Mimachlamys'' retain their byssal threads through adulthood, and are not free swimming.

Species

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Mimachlamys albolineata ''Mimachlamys'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae. There are at least 11 living species, including the glory scallop ''Mimachlamys gloriosa'', and the ''Mimachlamys asperrima''. Shell description ...

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Mimachlamys australis ''Mimachlamys'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae. There are at least 11 living species, including the glory scallop ''Mimachlamys gloriosa'', and the ''Mimachlamys asperrima''. Shell description ...

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Mimachlamys cloacata ''Mimachlamys'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae. There are at least 11 living species, including the glory scallop ''Mimachlamys gloriosa'', and the ''Mimachlamys asperrima''. Shell description ...

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Mimachlamys crassicostata ''Mimachlamys crassicostata'' is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Pectinidae Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the c ...

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Mimachlamys nobilis ''Mimachlamys'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae. There are at least 11 living species, including the glory scallop ''Mimachlamys gloriosa'', and the ''Mimachlamys asperrima''. Shell description ...

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Mimachlamys sanguinea ''Mimachlamys sanguinea'' is a bivalve in the family Pectinidae Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is a ...

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Mimachlamys senatoria ''Mimachlamys'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae. There are at least 11 living species, including the glory scallop ''Mimachlamys gloriosa'', and the ''Mimachlamys asperrima''. Shell description ...

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Mimachlamys townsendi ''Mimachlamys'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae. There are at least 11 living species, including the glory scallop ''Mimachlamys gloriosa'', and the ''Mimachlamys asperrima''. Shell description ...

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Mimachlamys varia ''Mimachlamys'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae. There are at least 11 living species, including the glory scallop '' Mimachlamys gloriosa'', and the '' Mimachlamys asperrima''. Shell descri ...

References

* Lazo, D. (2007). Early Cretaceous bivalves of the Neuquén Basin, west-central Argentina: notes on taxonomy, palaeobiogeography and palaeoecology. Geological Journal, 42(2), pp. 127–142. {{Taxonbar, from=Q18510485 Pectinidae Bivalve genera