| Caribachlamys ornata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreoida |
| Suborder: | Pectinina |
| Superfamily: | Pectinoidea |
| Family: | Pectinidae |
| Genus: | Caribachlamys |
| Species: | C. ornata |
| Binomial name | |
| Caribachlamys ornata (Lamarck, 1819) |
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Caribachlamys ornata, or 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.[1]