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Spiny Scallop

Chlamys hastata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 60, February 56, March 86, April 101, May 156, June 136, July 108, August 96, September 85, October 67, November 54, December 55.
United States1,688
Canada1,058
British Columbia1,056
California654
Washington606
Alaska215
Oregon21
Nevada2
Newfoundland and Labrador2
District of Columbia1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.From its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassBivalves · Bivalvia
OrderScallops and Allies · Pectinida
FamilyScallops · Pectinidae
GenusDwarf Fan Shells · Chlamys

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