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Caribachlamys ornata

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Species of bivalve

Caribachlamys ornata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Caribachlamys
Species: C. ornata
Binomial name
Caribachlamys ornata
(Lamarck, 1819)

Caribachlamys ornata , the ornate scallop, 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 Brazil.

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. 28.
Taxon identifiers
Caribachlamys ornata
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