''Scaeochlamys'' is a genus of marine

bivalves Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed by a calcified exoskeleton consis ...

belonging to subfamily Pedinae of the family

Pectinidae Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of Marine (ocean), marine bivalve mollusc, molluscs in the Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic Family (biology), family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is also ...

. The Scaeochlamys was originally known as the Ostrea squamata Gmelin. They are found below

littoral zone The littoral zone, also called litoral or nearshore, is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore. In coastal ecology, the littoral zone includes the intertidal zone extending from the high water mark (which is rarely flood ...

Species

There are three recognized species:

References

External links

* (description of ''Scaeochlamys squamea'' Dijkstra & Maestrati, 2009, accepted as '' Scaeochlamys squamata'')
Iredale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum. 17(4): 157–189

Dijkstra, H. H. (2013). Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae and Pectinidae) from the Panglao region, Philippine Islands. Vita Malacologica. 10: 1–108
Pectinidae Bivalve genera Taxa named by Tom Iredale {{Pectinidae-stub