Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae

Alternative combinations: Chlamys (Aequipecten) bellicostatus, Pecten bellicostatus

Belongs to Chlamys according to E. Wozny 1977

Sister taxa: Chlamys (Anatipopecten), Chlamys (Azumapecten), Chlamys (Camptochlamys), Chlamys (Camptonectes), Chlamys (Chlamys), Chlamys (Leochlamys), Chlamys (Radulopecten), Chlamys (Scaeochlamys), Chlamys (Swiftopecten), Chlamys angsanana, Chlamys antiaustralis, Chlamys ashiyaensis, Chlamys asper, Chlamys asperrimus, Chlamys biarritzensis, Chlamys biddleana, Chlamys bifrons, Chlamys cacawensis, Chlamys caillaudi, Chlamys carinata, Chlamys choctavensis, Chlamys cinnabarina, Chlamys clarkeana, Chlamys cookei, Chlamys corteziana, Chlamys curvivarians, Chlamys cushmani, Chlamys decemnarius, Chlamys decussata, Chlamys deshayesii, Chlamys dringi, Chlamys eupatagonicus, Chlamys exaratus, Chlamys feddeni, Chlamys fenestratus, Chlamys funebris, Chlamys hupeanus, Chlamys indecisa, Chlamys ingeniosa, Chlamys jamviniensis, Chlamys kebolintangensis, Chlamys kotorana, Chlamys kumanodoensis, Chlamys lentiginosa, Chlamys lowei, Chlamys matchgarensis, Chlamys menkrawitensis, Chlamys mercuria, Chlamys miurensis, Chlamys nupera, Chlamys peroni, Chlamys picta, Chlamys portoricoensis, Chlamys praenuncius, Chlamys sanguinolenta, Chlamys scabrellus, Chlamys seymouri, Chlamys shitakaraensis, Chlamys sokolovi, Chlamys solea, Chlamys splendens, Chlamys squamosa, Chlamys subulata, Chlamys talahabensis, Chlamys tamurae, Chlamys tenuicostatus, Chlamys titirangiensis, Chlamys tjaringinensis, Chlamys wahtubbeana, Pecten (Chlamys) alexandri, Pecten (Chlamys) articulatus, Pecten (Chlamys) caloosensis, Pecten (Chlamys) eboreus, Pecten (Chlamys) erlangeri, Pecten (Chlamys) prototranquebaricus, Pecten (Chlamys) rogersii, Pecten (Chlamys) santamaria, Pecten (Chlamys) satoi, Pecten (Chlamys) tauroperstriaus, Pecten (Chlamys) thompsoni, Pecten (Chlamys) waylandi

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder