Mimachlamys sanguinea

Mimachlamys sanguinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Pectinida
Family:	Pectinidae
Genus:	Mimachlamys
Species:	M. sanguinea
Binomial name
	Mimachlamys sanguinea; Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
	Chlamys (Mimachlamys) asperrimoidesA. W. B. Powell, 1958

Last updated October 14, 2025

Mimachlamys sanguinea is a bivalve in the family Pectinidae.^[2]

brown form, right valve
brown form, left valve

purple form, right valve
purple form, left valve

var. aurantia, right valve
var. aurantia, left valve

var. citrina, right valve
var. citrina, left valve

References

↑ Powell, A. W. B. (1958). "Mollusca of the Kermadec Islands: Part I". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum . 5: 65–85. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906092. Wikidata Q58676766.
↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Mimachlamys sanguinea (Linnaeus, 1758)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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[1] Powell, A. W. B. (1958). "Mollusca of the Kermadec Islands: Part I". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum . 5: 65–85. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906092. Wikidata Q58676766.

[2] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Mimachlamys sanguinea (Linnaeus, 1758)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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