Ctenoides scaber

Flame scallop
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Limida
Family: Limidae
Genus: Ctenoides
Species:
C. scaber
Binomial name
Ctenoides scaber
(Born, 1778)
Synonyms
  • Ctenoides scabra [sic]
  • Lima aspera Thiele, 1918
  • Lima glacialis (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Lima scabra (Born, 1778)
  • Ostrea glacialis Gmelin, 1791
  • Ostrea sagrinata Bruguière, 1790
  • Ostrea scabra Born, 1778

Ctenoides scaber, the flame scallop or rough fileclam, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Limidae. Despite their common name, flame scallops are not closely related to true scallops.

This species is found in the Caribbean Sea. It is similar in appearance to the Indo-Pacific electric flame scallop (Ctenoides ales).

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