Smooth Scallop

Flexopecten glaber is a species of saltwater clam, a scallop, a marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.

Subspecies

Subspecies of this species recognized by WoRMS include:

• Flexopecten glaber ponticus (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889), from the Black Sea

Synonyms:

• Flexopecten glaber glaber (Linnaeus, 1758) = Flexopecten glaber (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Flexopecten glaber proteus (Dillwyn, 1817) = Flexopecten glaber (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Flexopecten proteus (Dillwyn, 1817) = Flexopecten glaber (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

• WoRMS info on the species
• Images of shells of the species