Antillean scallop

The Antillean scallop, Bractechlamys antillarum, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae. It can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies and Bermuda.[1]

Antillean scallop
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Pectinida
Superfamily:
Pectinoidea
Family:
Pectinidae
Genus:
Bractechlamys
Species:
B. antillarum
Binomial name
Bractechlamys antillarum
(Recluz, 1853)

References
  1. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 29.
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