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Chlamys (Aequipecten) deltoidea L. R. Cox, 1927 †

1642220  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1642220)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Pteriomorphia (Infraclass)
  7. Pectinida (Order)
  8. Pectinoidea (Superfamily)
  9. Pectinidae (Family)
  10. Pedinae (Subfamily)
  11. Chlamydini (Tribe)
  12. Chlamys (Genus)
  13. Chlamys (Aequipecten) (Subgenus)
  14. Chlamys (Aequipecten) deltoidea † (Species)
 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Cox, L. R. (1927). Neogene and Quaternary Mollusca from the Zanzibar Protectorate. In: Anonymous (Eds.): Report on the Palaeontology of the Zanzibar Protectorate based mainly on the collection made by G. M. Stockley. Government of Zanzibar, Crown Agents for the Colonies, London, pp. 13-102, 171–180, pls. 3-19.
page(s): 47, pl. 5, figs 1-3 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  BMNH L. 43826, geounit Pemba  
Holotype BMNH L. 43826, geounit Pemba [details]
, Type locality contained in Zanzibar Archipelago  
type locality contained in Zanzibar Archipelago [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chlamys (Aequipecten) deltoidea L. R. Cox, 1927 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1642220 on 2025-09-11
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2023-02-20 12:42:02Z
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Neubauer, Thomas A.
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original description Cox, L. R. (1927). Neogene and Quaternary Mollusca from the Zanzibar Protectorate. In: Anonymous (Eds.): Report on the Palaeontology of the Zanzibar Protectorate based mainly on the collection made by G. M. Stockley. Government of Zanzibar, Crown Agents for the Colonies, London, pp. 13-102, 171–180, pls. 3-19.
page(s): 47, pl. 5, figs 1-3 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Eames, F. E.; Cox, L. R. (1956). Some Tertiary Pectinacea from East Africa, Persia, and the Mediterranean region. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 32(1): 1-68, pls. 1-20.
page(s): 43 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype BMNH L. 43826, geounit Pemba [details]
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