| Mimachlamys Temporal range: Cretaceous-present
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| The left valve of the shell of Mimachlamys crassicostata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinida |
| Family: | Pectinidae |
| Genus: | Mimachlamys Iredale, 1929[1] |
Mimachlamys is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae. There are at least 11 living species, including the glory scallop Mimachlamys gloriosa, and the Mimachlamys asperrima.
- ^ Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P.; Dijkstra, H. (2014). Mimachlamys Iredale, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=236718 on 2014-08-03