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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	23 270091 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Scaeochlamys squamea   Dijkstra & Maestrati, 2009
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 23 - Mollusca - non-Gastropod groups Bivalves, Cephalopods, Chitons, etc. Family: 23 270 Pectinidae (scallops) - show full list Common Name: [a scallop] Organism Type: a scallop Synonyms: Chlamys lemniscata Chlamys squamata Scaeochlamys squamata (all mis-identifications) Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 23 270930     Scaeochlamys spp.

Taxon Notes:	This species has previously been confused with both the Indian Ocean Scaeochlamys lemniscata and the very similar Japanese species Scaeochlamys squamata.
Identifiers:	WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:393331 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2018-03-27 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.