Disco clam
The disco clam, also called an electric frame scallop or electric clam, is a saltwater clam. It lives on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific. It is a 2.8 inches (71 millimetres) long. It is the only bivalve with a bright display.
Disco clam | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Limida |
Family: | Limidae |
Genus: | Ctenoides |
Species: | C. ales
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Binomial name | |
Ctenoides ales (Finlay, 1927)
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Distribution
Disco clams live on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific.
Diet
It eats very small plankton.
Disco Clam Media
Four Electric Flame Scallops in an aquarium