Chlamys islandica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Ostreoida |
Suborder: | Pectinina |
Superfamily: | Pectinoidea |
Family: | Pectinidae |
Genus: | Chlamys |
Species: | C. islandica |
Binomial name | |
Chlamys islandica (Muller, 1776) |
Chlamys islandica, or the Iceland scallop, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Greenland to Massachusetts.[1]