- Source: Argopecten
Argopecten is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.
Species
Species within the genus Argopecten include:
Argopecten gibbus (Linnaeus, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop
Argopecten irradians (Lamarck, 1819) — Atlantic bay scallop (five subspecies)
Argopecten lineolaris (Lamarck, 1819)
Argopecten nucleus (Born, 1778) — nucleus scallop
Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) — Peruvian calico scallop or Chilean-Peruvian scallop
Argopecten ventricosus (Sowerby II, 1842)
Extinct species
References
Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Simping
- Argopecten
- Argopecten irradians
- Argopecten gibbus
- Scallop
- Argopecten purpuratus
- Argopecten eboreus yorkensis
- Tirabuzon Formation
- List of edible molluscs
- Geoduck
- Argopecten nucleus
