- Cryptopecten phrygium
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Cryptopecten phrygium Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Ostreoida Suborder: Pectinina Superfamily: Pectinoidea Family: Pectinidae Genus: Cryptopecten Species: C. phrygium Binomial name Cryptopecten phrygium
(Dall, 1886)Cryptopecten phrygium, or the spathate scallop, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Cape Cod to the West Indies.[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. 31.
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