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Spathate Scallop

Cryptopecten phrygium (Dall 1886)

Cryptopecten phrygium

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Cryptopecten phrygium, the spathate scallop, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Cape Cod to the West Indies.[1]

some spathate scallops are gonochoric, some are protandric hermaphrodites. spathate scallops Life cycle is made up of Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam.

References

  1. ^ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 31.
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Cryptopecten phrygium: Brief Summary

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Cryptopecten phrygium, the spathate scallop, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Cape Cod to the West Indies.

some spathate scallops are gonochoric, some are protandric hermaphrodites. spathate scallops Life cycle is made up of Embryos develop into free-swimming trocophore larvae, succeeded by the bivalve veliger, resembling a miniature clam.

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Depth range

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Distribution

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42°N to 18°N; 88.08°W to 0°W, off Cape Cod to Florida

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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