Chlamys

See also: chlamys

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χλᾰμῠ́ς (khlamús, “mantle”).

Proper noun

Chlamys f

A taxonomic genus within the family Pectinidae – small scallops; many species formerly included in Chlamys are now in other genera in Pectinidae.
(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysomelidae – warty leaf beetles, now Neochlamisus.

Hypernyms

(genus in Pectinidae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Mollusca - phylum; Bivalvia - class; Pteriomorphia - subclass; Pectinida - order; Pectinoidea - superfamily; Pectinidae - family; Chlamydinae or Pedinae - subfamily; Chlamydini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus in Pectinidae): Chlamys islandica - type species; Chlamys albida, Chlamys behringiana, Chlamys chosenica, Chlamys hastata, †Chlamys mawsoni, †Chlamys mercuria, Chlamys rubida, †Chlamys textoria - other species

References

Chlamys in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Chlamys at OneLook Dictionary Search

beetle

Neochlamisus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

bivalve

Chlamys (bivalve) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chlamys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Chlamys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Chlamys at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Chlamys at World Register of Marine Species
Chlamys at AnimalBase
Chlamys at Encyclopedia of Life
Chlamys on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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