File:Caribachlamys ornata (ornate scallop) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 2 (16188572121).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionCaribachlamys ornata (ornate scallop) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 2 (16188572121).jpg |
Caribachlamys ornata (Lamarck, 1819) - interior of a left valve of the ornate scallop, 1.55 cm across at its widest. Family Pectinidae (Triassic to Holocene) - the scallops are epifaunal filter-feeding bivalves. They are famous for their ability to escape predators by swimming via “clapping” their two shells together. Scallops occupy shallow- to deep-water, tropical to polar marine environments. |
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Source | Caribachlamys ornata (ornate scallop) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 2 |
Author | James St. John |
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