Biology:Bractechlamys vexillum

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Short description: Species of mollusc

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

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

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13444410 entry