Sealife guideThe spiny pink scallopChlamys hastata

Taxonomy
  • Common name: Spiny pink scallop, swimming scallop, spiny scallop, spear scallop
  • French name: Pétoncle épineux
  • Scientific name: Chlamys hastata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
  • Family name: Pectinidae
  • Order name: Pectinida
  • Class name: The bivalves and clams [Bivalvia]
A spiny pink scallop with its shell covered in sponge
A spiny pink scallop with its shell covered in sponge ©  | Dreamstime.com
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