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