Ctenoides scaber

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Flame scallop
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Limida
Family: Limidae
Genus: Ctenoides
Species:
C. scaber
Binomial name
Ctenoides scaber
(Born, 1778) [1]
Synonyms
  • Ctenoides scabra [sic]
  • Lima asperaThiele, 1918
  • Lima glacialis(Gmelin, 1791)
  • Lima scabra (Born, 1778) [2]
  • Ostrea glacialisGmelin, 1791
  • Ostrea sagrinataBruguière, 1790
  • Ostrea scabraBorn, 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.

Contents

This species is found in the Caribbean Sea. It is similar in appearance to the Indo-Pacific electric flame scallop (Ctenoides ales). [3]

Description

Flame scallops have a rough shell and a red mantle. At the edge of the mantle are red and white tentacles. The flame scallop's vibrant red color is due to the large amount of carotenoids found within their body. Flame scallops can reach 3 inches in length. As is the case in almost all bivalves, the gills in this species are used both for respiration and filtration.

Habitat and diet

Flame scallops rest in their own "nests", which are made of small coral pieces and rocks. Flame scallops are herbivorous, eating only phytoplankton. During the consumption process, flame scallops sift and sort through the phytoplankton with their palps to determine what is appropriate for ingestion.

Predators

To escape predators such as crabs and shrimp, the flame scallop's valves are utilized in fast locomotion, clapping their valves together to propel themselves away.

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References

"Lima scabra". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 4 March 2007.

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2014). Ctenoides scaber (Born, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420747 on 2014-11-29
  2. Rosenberg, G. (2014). Lima scabra (Born, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=582489 on 2014-11-29
  3. "Electric Flame Scallop puts on dazzling light show". 15 March 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.