Euvola marensis

Euvola marensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Euvola
Species:
E. marensis
Binomial name
Euvola marensis
(Weisbord, 1964)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pecten (Amusium) marensis Weisbord, 1964
  • Euvola papyracea

Euvola marensis , or the paper scallop, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae.[1][2] It can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from the West Indies to Brazil.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Euvola marensis (Weisbord, 1964)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 27.


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