Neogene Pectinidae (Bivalvia) of tribe Chlamydini Teppner, 1922 in Patagonia (Argentina): Zygochlamys Ihering, 1907 and three new genera

• Published in: Journal of paleontology Vol. 93; no. 2; pp. 312 - 336
• Main Authors: Santelli, María B., del Río, Claudia J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.03.2019; Paleontological Society
• Subjects: Argentina; Basins; Bivalvia; Cenozoic; Chacay Formation; Chenque Formation; Chlamydini; Chokekenia nicolasi; Chubut Argentina; Dispersal; Endemic species; Genera; Gran Bajo del Gualicho Formation; invertebrate; lithostratigraphy; lower Pliocene; Miocene; Moirechlamys; Mollusca; Mollusks; Monte Leon Formation; morphology; Neogene; New genera; New genus; new names; Oligocene; Paleontology; Patagonia; Pectinacea; Pectinidae; Pixiechlamys quemadensis; Pliocene; Pteriina; Pterioida; Puerto Madryn Formation; Rio Negro Argentina; San Julian Formation; Santa Cruz Argentina; shells; South America; Taxonomic revision; taxonomy; Tertiary; Zygochlamys; Chile; Argentina

Zygochlamys Ihering, 1907 is revised and three new genera of tribe Chlamydini are named: the monospecific early Miocene genera Pixiechlamys new genus (type species: Pecten quemadensis Ihering, 1897) and Chokekenia n. gen. (type species: Zygochlamys nicolasi Morra, 1985), and the late Miocene–early P...