Euvola raveneli

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Euvola raveneli
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Euvola
Species:
E. raveneli
Binomial name
Euvola raveneli
(Dall, 1898)
Synonyms [1]

Pecten raveneliDall, 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 2 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Euvola raveneli (Dall, 1898)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 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.


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