Flexopecten hyalinus
Flexopecten hyalinus, the hyaline scallop, is a species of saltwater clams, a scallop, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.
| Hyaline scallop | |
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| A valve of Flexopecten hyalinus from Sicily on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinida |
| Family: | Pectinidae |
| Genus: | Flexopecten |
| Species: | F. hyalinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Flexopecten hyalinus (Poli, 1795) | |
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Description
The shell of an adult Flexopecten hyalinus can be as large as 20–30 millimetres (0.79–1.18 in). This shell is delicate, with a brown or pale brown surface, almost translucent and has quite flat ribs.
Distribution
This species can be found in the Mediterranean Sea, from Italy and Croatia to Greece, under rocks or dead leaves of algae, usually at depths of about 10 m.
References
- Schiaparelli, Stefano (2006). Bivalvi, in: Revisione della Checklist della fauna marina italiana.
- Pesi
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