Mimachlamys gloriosa

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Mimachlamys gloriosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Mimachlamys
Species:
M. gloriosa
Binomial name
Mimachlamys gloriosa
(Reeve, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Chlamys gloriosa(Reeve, 1853)
  • Chlamys testudinea(Reeve, 1853)
  • Mimachlamys subgloriosaIredale, 1939
  • Pecten gloriosusReeve, 1853
  • Pecten similisBaird in Brenchley, 1874
  • Pecten testudineusReeve, 1853
  • Pecten ustulatusReeve, 1853

Mimachlamys gloriosa is a bivalve in the family Pectinidae. [1] [2] It is found in the Indian Ocean [1] and in the western Pacific Ocean [1] [2] (Coral Sea, [1] the Philippines, and New Caledonia [2] ).

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Description

Shell size 65-75 mm.

Distribution

Indo-Pacific region: Philippines.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Mimachlamys gloriosa (Reeve, 1853)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2024). "Mimachlamys gloriosa" in SeaLifeBase. March 2024 version.


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