Chlamys islandica
| 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) | |
The Iceland scallop (Chlamys islandica) 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: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 27.
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