Sealife guideThe spiny pink scallopChlamys hastata
Last updated on 08/21/2024 at 10:42 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Spiny pink scallopSwimming scallopSpiny scallopSpear scallop
French namesPétoncle épineux
Scientific nameChlamys hastata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
FamilyPectinidae
OrderPectinida
ClassBivalvia
A spiny pink scallop with its shell covered in sponge © Derek Holzapfel | Dreamstime.com
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