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Chlamys hastata (Spiny Scallop)
Scientific name: Chlamys hastata

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Mollusca → Class Bivalvia → Subclass Autobranchia → Infraclass Pteriomorphia → Order Pectinida → Superfamily Pectinoidea → Family Pectinidae → Subfamily Pedinae → Tribe Chlamydini → Genus Chlamys

Common name: Spiny Scallop
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesBivalves

Commonly covered in yellow sponge.

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Chlamys hastata (Spiny Scallop)
Chlamys hastata (Spiny Scallop)
Chlamys hastata (Spiny Scallop)
Chlamys hastata (Spiny Scallop)
Chlamys hastata (Spiny Scallop)
Chlamys hastata (Spiny Scallop)
Chlamys hastata (Spiny Scallop)
Chlamys hastata (Spiny Scallop)
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