Bractechlamys vexillum

Bractechlamys vexillum
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Pectinida
Family:	Pectinidae
Genus:	Bractechlamys
Species:	B. vexillum
Binomial name
	Bractechlamys vexillum; (Reeve, 1853)
Synonyms
	Chlamys vexillum (Reeve, 1853) ; Pecten janus Montrouzier in Fischer, 1858 ; Pecten vexillum Reeve, 1853 ; Semipallium vexillum (Reeve, 1853) ;

Bractechlamys vexillum or the distant scallop is an edible bivalve in the family Pectinidae that is native to the western Central Pacific.^[1]

References

^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Bractechlamys vexillum (Reeve, 1853)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 December 2024.

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[1] Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Bractechlamys vexillum (Reeve, 1853)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 December 2024.

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