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Chlamys
The chlamys (Ancient Greek: χλαμύς, romanized: khlamús; genitive: χλαμύδος, khlamúdos) was a type of ancient Greek cloak. It was worn by men for military and hunting purposes during the Classical, Hellenistic and later periods. By the time of the Byzantine Empire it was part of the state costume of the emperor and high officials. It survived as such until at least the 12th century.
The ephaptis (Ancient Greek: ἐφαπτίς, romanized: ephaptís) was a similar garment, typically worn by infantrymen.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Spiny Scallop
speciesChlamys hastata

Icelandic Scallop
speciesChlamys islandica

Reddish Scallop
speciesChlamys rubida
Chlamys opuntia
speciesChlamys opuntia

Chlamys chosenica
speciesChlamys chosenica
white scallop
speciesChlamys albida
Bering scallop
speciesChlamys behringiana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 84497.