(Dall, 1886)
Cryptopecten phrygium
Spathate Scallop
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Pectinida
Family:
Pectinidae
ANSP 478628
Shell Information
Length (mm): 40-52
Chirality:
N/A
Description:
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Massachusetts to Gulf of Mexico
Depth (m):
91 to 188 meters
Diet:
Suspension feeder
Habitat:
Sandy substrate
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase.�Cryptopecten phrygium�(Dall, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156821 on 2022-01-16
Mikkelsen, P. M., & Bieler, R. (28). Seashells of southern Florida: Living marine mollusks of the Florida keys and Adjacent REGIONS, bivalves. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/