Cryptopecten

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Cryptopecten
Cryptopecten vesiculosus - National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo - DSC06782.JPG
Cryptopecten vesiculosus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Cryptopecten
Hayami, 1984

Cryptopecten is a genus of molluscs in the family Pectinidae. [1]

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References

  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. 31.