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Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae scallops

Genus: Mimachlamys

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10 species (see list below)
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Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific.

Mimachlamys albolineata(Sowerby, 1842)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mimachlamys albolineata
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Mimachlamys asperrima
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Mimachlamys cloacata
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No picture found

Max. Length 9.5 cm SHH
 
Mimachlamys crassicostata
[Noble scallop]
No picture found
 
Mimachlamys erycina
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Mimachlamys funebris
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Mimachlamys gloriosa
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Mimachlamys lentiginosa(Reeve, 1853)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Mimachlamys lentiginosa
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SHH
Mimachlamys sanguinea(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Mimachlamys sanguinea
[Senatorial scallop]

FAO

Eastern Atlantic, Mediter
Max. Length 10 cm SHL
Mimachlamys varia(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by FAO
 
Mimachlamys varia
[Variegated scallop]


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