Mimachlamys varia

Mimachlamys varia
Temporal range: Pliocene–0
Right valve of Mimachlamys varia
Left valve of Mimachlamys varia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Mimachlamys
Species:
M. varia
Binomial name
Mimachlamys varia
Synonyms[1]
  • Ostrea varia Linnaeus, 1758 – basionym
  • Chlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Chlamys varius (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Ostrea aculeata Gmelin, 1791
  • Ostrea flammea Gmelin, 1791
  • Ostrea incarnata Gmelin, 1791
  • Ostrea media Gmelin, 1791
  • Ostrea ochroleuca Gmelin, 1791
  • Ostrea rufescens W. Turton, 1802
  • Ostrea seminuda Gmelin, 1791
  • Ostrea subrufa Gmelin, 1791
  • Pecten arzellus De Gregorio, 1885
  • Pecten multicostatus Reeve, 1853
  • Pecten varia (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Pecten varius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Mimachlamys varia, also known under common names variegated scallop[1][2][3] and black scallop,[4] is a species of small scallop, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. It occurs in the North Sea, the English Channel, the eastern Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea.[1][2][3][5]

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