2011-05-06

Caribachlamys imbricata

Caribachlamys imbricata

Caribachlamys imbricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreoida
Suborder: Pectinina
Superfamily: Pectinoidea
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Caribachlamys
Species: C. imbricata
Binomial name
Caribachlamys imbricata
(Gmelin, 1791)

Caribachlamys imbricata, or the little knobby 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 Bermuda.

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