Euvola
Euvola is a genus of marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.[1] In shells of this genus, one valve is flat, and the other is deeply cupped.
| Euvola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinida |
| Family: | Pectinidae |
| Genus: | Euvola Dall, 1897 |
Species
Species in the genus Euvola:
- Euvola papyracea (Gabb, 1873) — paper scallop
- Euvola raveneli (Dall, 1898) — Ravenel's scallop
- Euvola ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758) — zigzag scallop
References
- Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 26-27.
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