Biology:Euvola raveneli

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Euvola raveneli
Ravenel's Scallop (11670332695).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Euvola
Species:
E. raveneli
Binomial name
Euvola raveneli
(Dall, 1898)
Synonyms[1]

Pecten raveneli Dall, 1898

Euvola raveneli, or Ravenel's scallop, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae.[1][2] It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies.[2]

Distribution

Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies. Also known from commercial Scallop fisheries at 100 ft. depth, 30 miles offshore N-East Florida.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Euvola raveneli (Dall, 1898)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=394070. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 26.

Wikidata ☰ Q3012707 entry