Flexopecten glaber

Flexopecten glaber is a species of saltwater clam, a scallop, a marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.

Flexopecten glaber distans
Right and left valve of the same specimen:

  • Right valve
    Right valve
  • Left valve
    Left valve

Flexopecten glaber
A valve of Flexopecten glaber ponticus
Flexopecten glaber ponticus - MHNT
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Flexopecten
Species:
F. glaber
Binomial name
Flexopecten glaber

Subspecies

Subspecies of this species recognized by WoRMS include:

  • Flexopecten glaber ponticus (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889), from the Black Sea

Synonyms:

  • Flexopecten glaber glaber (Linnaeus, 1758) = Flexopecten glaber (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Flexopecten glaber proteus (Dillwyn, 1817) = Flexopecten glaber (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Flexopecten proteus (Dillwyn, 1817) = Flexopecten glaber (Linnaeus, 1758)

References
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