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Cryptopecten phrygium

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Pectinina

Family
  
Pectinidae

Scientific name
  
Cryptopecten phrygium

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Bivalvia

Superfamily
  
Pectinoidea

Genus
  
Cryptopecten

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Ostreoida

Cryptopecten phrygium, or the spathate scallop, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Cape Cod to the West Indies.

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Cryptopecten phrygium Wikipedia