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Is the flame scallop also called a file clam?

24 March 2009 Comments

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  • PaulCyp said:

    Scallops are in the family Pectinidae. File clams are in the family Limidae. So a file clam is not really a scallop. However, in the aquarium trade the red file clam, Lima scabra, is sometimes called "flame scallop" even though the name is technically incorrect.

  • Virginia_C said:

    The Flame Scallop is also called the Red Flame Scallop or Red File Shell Clam.

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