Amusium pleuronectes

Amusium pleuronectes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Amusium
Species:
A. pleuronectes
Binomial name
Amusium pleuronectes
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Amusium pleuronectes is a species of bivalves belonging to the family Pectinidae.[1]

The species is found in Southeastern Asia and Australia.[1] They are edible and sold at wet markets in Malaysia.[2] In Hong Kong, the dried product is bought sold for cooking double-stewed soup.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "Amusium pleuronectes (Linnaeus, 1758)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. ^ Hamli, Hadi; Idris, Mohd Hanafi; Kamal, Abu Hena Mustafa; King, Wong Sing (2012). "Diversity of Edible Mollusc (Gastropoda and Bivalvia) at Selected Division of Sarawak, Malaysia". International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology. 2 (4): 276. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.866.922. doi:10.18517/ijaseit.2.4.202.


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