- Chlamys islandica
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Chlamys islandica Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Ostreoida Suborder: Pectinina Superfamily: Pectinoidea Family: Pectinidae Genus: Chlamys Species: C. islandica Binomial name Chlamys islandica
(Muller, 1776)Chlamys islandica, or the Iceland scallop, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Greenland to Massachusetts.[1]
References
- ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Altantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 27.
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