Amusium pleuronectes is a species of bivalves belonging to the family Pectinidae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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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 edit
- ^ a b "Amusium pleuronectes (Linnaeus, 1758)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ 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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