Bractechlamys vexillum

Bractechlamys vexillum or the distant scallop is an edible bivalve in the family Pectinidae that is native to the western Central Pacific.[1]

Bractechlamys vexillum
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Bractechlamys
Species:
B. vexillum
Binomial name
Bractechlamys vexillum
(Reeve, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Chlamys vexillum (Reeve, 1853)
  • Pecten janus Montrouzier in Fischer, 1858
  • Pecten vexillum Reeve, 1853
  • Semipallium vexillum (Reeve, 1853)

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). "Bractechlamys vexillum (Reeve, 1853)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 April 2021.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)


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