Chlamys (bivalve)

Chlamys is a genus of small scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae.^[2][3] The name is taken from the Ancient Greek, χλαμΰς or Chlamys, a cloak worn by soldiers.

Chlamys Temporal range: Permian–recent, 265–0 Ma[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil Chlamys with encrusters; Nicosia Formation (Pliocene) of Cyprus.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Pectinida
Family:	Pectinidae
Genus:	Chlamys Röding, 1798
Type species
Pecten islandicus Müller, 1776
Species
11 extant species (see text)

Numerous taxa previously included in this genus are now considered synonyms and/or moved to other genera (e.g., Mimachlamys, Talochlamys).^[2] Indeed, Chlamys has been used as a "catch-all" genus for many scallops. As currently defined, it is limited to the northern hemisphere.^[4]

Species

Chlamys islandica, the Iceland scallop

There are 11 recognized extant species:^[2]

• 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
• Chlamys farreri (K. H. Jones & Preston, 1904)
• 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.^[1][2]