''Flexopecten'' is a
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of saltwater
scallop
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s,
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bivalve
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mollusk
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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 ...
, the scallops.
Species
Species and subspecies within the genus ''Flexopecten'' include:
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Flexopecten felipponei
''Flexopecten felipponei'' is a species of saltwater scallop, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.
Original description
The species ''Flexopecten felipponei'' was originally described as ''Pecten'' (''Chlamys'') ...
'' (Dall, 1922)
* ''
Flexopecten flexuosus
''Flexopecten flexuosus'' is a species of bivalve 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 commo ...
'' (Poli, 1795)
* ''
Flexopecten glaber
''Flexopecten glaber'' is a species of saltwater clam, a scallop, a marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.
Subspecies
Subspecies of this species recognized by WoRMS include:
* ''Flexopecten glaber ponticus'' (Bucquoy, ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
** ''Flexopecten glaber ponticus'' (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889)
* ''
Flexopecten hyalinus
''Flexopecten hyalinus'', the hyaline scallop, is a species of saltwater clams, a scallop, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.
Description
The shell of an adult ''Flexopecten hyalinus'' can be as large as . This ...
'' (Poli, 1795)
Synonyms:
* ''Flexopecten coarctatus'' (Born, 1778) = ''Flexopecten flexuosus'' (Poli, 1795)
* ''Flexopecten glaber glaber (Linnaeus, 1758) = ''Flexopecten glaber'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Flexopecten glaber proteus'' (Dillwyn, 1817) = ''Flexopecten glaber'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Flexopecten ponticus'' = ''Flexopecten glaber ponticus'' (Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1889)
* ''Flexopecten proteus'' (Dillwyn, 1817) = ''Flexopecten glaber'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
WoRMS info on the genus
Pectinidae
Bivalve genera
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