Palliolinae, Korobkov, 1960

Dijkstra, Henk H. & Beu, Alan G., 2018, Living Scallops of Australia and Adjacent Waters (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinoidea: Propeamussiidae, Cyclochlamydidae and Pectinidae), Records of the Australian Museum (Rec. Aust. Mus.) 70 (2), pp. 113-330 : 170

Palliolinae Korobkov in Eberzin, 1960

Diagnosis. Pectinidae with an inner shell surface microstructure of irregularly foliated calcite, producing small reflective surfaces on the inner surface of well-preserved shells.

Remarks. This subfamily was defined for the first time by Waller (2006a: 10, fig. 1.2) for genera related to Palliolum and Mesopeplum . Based on morphology and time ranges, he proposed that Palliolum was the stem genus of both Palliolini and Mesopeplini , and evolved from the largely Mesozoic genus Dhontichlamys during late Paleocene time.