Malacolog Version 4.1.1
A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca
Bivalvia: :
Pectinoidea
:
Pectinidae
Caribachlamys imbricata (Gmelin, 1791)
Range: 26.2°N to 9°N; 89.7°W to 62°W
Depth: 0 to 20 m (live 9 to 20 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 53 mm
Synonymy
Ostrea imbricata
Gmelin, 1791
Chlamys imbricata
(Gmelin, 1791)
Details
Ostrea imbricata
Gmelin, 1791,
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: "in mari rubro" [Antillean Region, Western Atlantic (Waller, 1993)]
Range: 26.2°N to 9°N; 89.7°W to 62°W
Depth: 0 to 20 m (live 9 to 20 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 53 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys; Mexico: Yucatan State, Alacran Reef; Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia; ABC Islands: Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire; Venezuela, Bermuda, Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little); Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Barbuda
References: Sunderland & Cahill (1990) NM; Waller (1993) cSEWDLT; Redfern (2001) dl; Smith, Jackson & Fortunato (2006)
Combining Genera:
Chlamys
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