Veprichlamys

Veprichlamys is a genus of scallops in the family Pectinidae.[1] This genus contains 8 extant species[1] and one extinct species (V. leprosa from the Miocene of Australia).[2]

Veprichlamys
Temporal range: 15.97–Recent Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Veprichlamys
Iredale, 1929

Species
  • Veprichlamys africana Dijkstra & Kilburn, 2001[1]
  • Veprichlamys challengeri (E. A. Smith, 1891)[1]
  • Veprichlamys deynzerorum Dijkstra, 2004[1]
  • Veprichlamys incantata (Hertlein, 1972)[1]
  • Veprichlamys jousseaumei (Bavay, 1904)[1]
  • Veprichlamys kiwaensis (Powell, 1933)[1]
  • †Veprichlamys leprosa Beu and Darragh 2001[2]
  • Veprichlamys perillustris (Iredale, 1925)[1]
  • Veprichlamys versipellis Dijkstra & Kastoro, 1997[1]

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Veprichlamys Iredale, 1929". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  2. "Fossilworks: Veprichlamys leprosa". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
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