Bractechlamys
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Bractechlamys is a genus of molluscs in the family Pectinidae
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Pectinidae
The Pectinidae are a family of bivalve mollusks including the scallop and closely related to the clam and oyster. They are hermaphrodite, and the male gonads mature first. Pectinidae can live attached by means of a filament they secrete, or are simply recumbent. Their valves can propel them...
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Species
- Bractechlamys antillarumBractechlamys antillarumBractechlamys antillarum, or the Antillean scallop, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae. It can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies and Bermuda....
(Recluz, 1853) — Antillean scallop