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WoRMS taxon details

Volachlamys Iredale, 1939

AphiaID

204241 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204241)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Pecten cumingii Reeve, 1853 accepted as Volachlamys singaporina (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)

Parent

Aequipectinini F. Nordsieck, 1969

Original name

Volachlamys Iredale, 1939

Direct children (5)

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Species Volachlamys fultoni (G. B. Sowerby III, 1904)
Species Volachlamys hirasei (Bavay, 1904)
Species Volachlamys singaporina (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
Species Volachlamys sinomarina (Hertlein, 1936)
Species Volachlamys tranquebaria (Gmelin, 1791)

Environment

marine

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Volachlamys Iredale, 1939. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204241 on 2026-07-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2001-12-09 13:54:23Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-29 11:38:53Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2009-04-26 20:01:08Z

changed

Dijkstra, Henk

2009-05-01 20:53:08Z

changed

Dijkstra, Henk

2018-03-27 07:21:03Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2019-08-11 22:27:57Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

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Other

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]