Flexopecten flexuosus

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Flexopecten flexuosus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Flexopecten
Species:
F. flexuosus
Binomial name
Flexopecten flexuosus
(Poli, 1795)

Flexopecten flexuosus is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Pectinidae. [1]

The species is found in numerous Western European and North African countries. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Flexopecten flexuosus (Poli, 1795)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 19 October 2021.