Flexopecten hyalinus

Flexopecten hyalinus, the hyaline scallop, is a species of saltwater clams, a scallop, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.

Description

The shell of an adult Flexopecten hyalinus can be as large as. This shell is delicate, with a brown or pale brown surface, almost translucent and has quite flat ribs.

Right and left valve of the same specimen:

Distribution

This species can be found in the Mediterranean Sea, from Italy and Croatia to Greece, under rocks or dead leaves of algae, usually at depths of about 10 m.