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Leptopecten latiauratus (Conrad, 1837)Leptopecten latiauratus, commonly known as the kelp scallop, is a small saltwater clam.The shell colour can be orange, brown, red, and black, some white mixed in or the colour may be in a zigzag pattern.Like other scallops it has many small primitive eyes around the rim of its mantle.
kelp scallop attaches to kelp, rocks,and other hard surfaces or invertebrates using byssal threads.
Synonyms:
Pecten (Chlamys) latiauratus Conrad, 1837
Pecten (Chlamys) latiauratus bellilamellatus Arnold, 1906
Pecten (Chlamys) latiauratus cerritensis Arnold, 1906
Pecten (Chlamys) latiauratus delosi Arnold, 1906
Pecten (Chlamys) latiauratus fragilis Arnold, 1903
Pecten latiauratus Conrad, 1837
Pecten latiauratus fucicolus Dall, 1898
Pecten monotimeris Conrad, 1837
Pecten tunica Philippi, 1844
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pteriomorphia (Subclass) > Pectinida (Order) > Pectinoidea (Superfamily) > Pectinidae (Family) > Pedinae (Subfamily) > Leptopecten (Genus) > Leptopecten latiauratus (Species)
