''Aequipecten'' is a

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scallop Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related families ...

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bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...

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s in the family

Pectinidae Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related families ...

.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 30-31.

Fossil records

This genus is very ancient. It is known in the

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to the

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(age range: from 247.2 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils are found in the marine strata throughout the world.Fossilworks
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Species

Species within the genus ''Aequipecten'' include: * ''

Aequipecten acanthodes ''Aequipecten acanthodes'', the thistle scallop, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae. It can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from southern Florida to Bermuda ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = Nati ...

'' (Dall, 1925) — thistle scallop * ''

Aequipecten audouinii ''Aequipecten'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 30-31. Fossil re ...

'' (Paryaudeau 1826) — sometimes given as a

subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

of ''A. opercularis'' * ''

Aequipecten commutatus ''Aequipecten'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 30-31. Fossil re ...

'' (Monterosato, 1875) — Canestrello scallop * ''

Aequipecten gibbus ''Aequipecten'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 30-31. Fossil re ...

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Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...

) — calico scallop * ''

Aequipecten glyptus ''Aequipecten'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 30-31. Fossil re ...

'' (Wood, 1828) — red-ribbed scallop * ''

Aequipecten heliacus ''Aequipecten'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 30-31. Fossil re ...

'' ( Dall, 1925) * ''

Aequipecten irradians ''Aequipecten'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 30-31. Fossil re ...

'' — Atlantic bay scallop * ''

Aequipecten lindae ''Aequipecten'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 30-31. Fossil re ...

'' (Petuch, 1995) * ''

Aequipecten lineolaris ''Aequipecten'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 30-31. Fossil re ...

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Lamarck Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolog ...

, 1819) — wavy-lined scallop * ''

Aequipecten linki ''Aequipecten'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 30-31. Fossil re ...

'' ( Dall, 1926) * ''

Aequipecten muscosus The rough scallop, ''Aequipecten muscosus'', grows up to . It has a small, scallop-shaped shell with about 20 strong ribs which have many erect scales or small spines near the margin. The hinge line has ears. The coloration of the rough scallop ...

'' — rough scallop * ''

Aequipecten opercularis The queen scallop (''Aequipecten opercularis'') is a medium-sized species of scallop, an edible Marine (ocean), marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. It is found in the northeast Atlantic and is important in fisheries. D ...

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) — Queen scallop * ''

Aequipecten tehuelchus ''Aequipecten tehuelchus'' is a species of bivalves belonging to the family Pectinidae Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the co ...

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D'Orbigny Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropol ...

, 1846) — Tehuelche scallop

References

External links

Catalogue of Life
Pectinidae Bivalve genera {{Pectinidae-stub