Chlamys islandica, the Iceland scallop, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae.
Habitat
This North Atlantic scallop attaches itself to hard surfaces such as rocks and can be found from the intertidal zone to a depth of .Marine Bivalve Shells of the British Isles (22 March 2016). Chlamys islandica. National Museum Wales. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
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Distribution
In the northwest Atlantic Ocean, it ranges from Greenland to MassachusettsAbbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 27. and in the northeast from Norway and Iceland to the Faroes. Its shell can be found further south, including the British Isles, as subfossil remains. It is highly variable in colour and can reach a size of .
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