''Talochlamys'' is a genus of
bivalves
Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed by a calcified exoskeleton consis ...
belonging to th subfamily
Pedinae of thee family
Pectinidae
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.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Talochlamys Iredale, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=236713 on 2022-08-14]
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution
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Species
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Talochlamys abscondita''
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Talochlamys araroaensis''
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Talochlamys badioriva''
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Talochlamys chathamensis''
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Talochlamys contorta''
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Talochlamys dichroa''
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Talochlamys fischeri''
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Talochlamys gemmulata''
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Talochlamys humilis''
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Talochlamys inaequalis''
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Talochlamys laticostata''
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Talochlamys multicolor''
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Talochlamys multilamellata''
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Talochlamys multistriata''
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Talochlamys pulleineana''
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Talochlamys pusio''
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Talochlamys scandula''
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Talochlamys williamsoni''
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Talochlamys zelandiae''
;Synonyms:
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Talochlamys dieffenbachi'' : synonym of ''
Talochlamys zelandiae''
(Gray, 1843)
* ''Talochlamys gladysiae''
(Melvill, 1888): synonym of ''
Laevichlamys gladysiae''
(Melvill, 1888)
References
External links
Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum. 17(4): 157-189Schiaparelli, S. (2008). Bivalvia. In: Relini G. (ed), Checklist della flora e della fauna dei mari italiani. Parte I. Biologia Marina Mediterranea. 15 (Suppl. 1): 296-314
Pectinidae
Bivalve genera
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