''Hyalopecten'' is a
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of
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bivalve
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mollusc
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s.
The placement of the genus ''Hyalopecten'' is currently uncertain. Habe included ''Hyalopecten'' within the subfamily
Camptonectinae. However, ''Hyalopecten'' lacks antimarginal microsculpture, which is a key characteristic of
Camptonectinae.
[Waller, T. R. & Marincovich, L. jr. (1992): ''New species of'' Camptochlamys ''and'' Chlamys ''(Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinidae), from near the Cretaceous/Tertiary Boundary at Ocean Point, North Slope, Alaska''. Journal of Paleontology 66 (2): 215-227] Some authors consider ''
Ciclopecten'' Seguenza, 1877 to be a senior
synonym
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, however ''
Ciclopecten'' has antimarginal microsculpture.
Species and their distribution
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Hyalopecten frigidus
''Hyalopecten'' is a genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and b ...
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(Jensen, 1904) - North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean
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Hyalopecten hadalis
''Hyalopecten'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs.
The placement of the genus ''Hyalopecten'' is currently uncertain. Habe included ''Hyalopecten'' within the subfamily Camptonectinae. However, ''Hyalopecten'' lacks antimarginal microscu ...
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(Knudsen, 1970) - Kermadec Trench
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Hyalopecten mireilleae
''Hyalopecten'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs.
The placement of the genus ''Hyalopecten'' is currently uncertain. Habe included ''Hyalopecten'' within the subfamily Camptonectinae. However, ''Hyalopecten'' lacks antimarginal microscu ...
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Dijkstra, 1995 - Eastern New Caledonia to the New Hebrides
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Hyalopecten neoceanicus
''Hyalopecten'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs.
The placement of the genus ''Hyalopecten'' is currently uncertain. Habe included ''Hyalopecten'' within the subfamily Camptonectinae. However, ''Hyalopecten'' lacks antimarginal microscu ...
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(Dall, 1908) - Eastern Pacific coast from Oregon to northern Peru, including the Galapagos Islands
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Hyalopecten profundicola
''Hyalopecten'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs.
The placement of the genus ''Hyalopecten'' is currently uncertain. Habe included ''Hyalopecten'' within the subfamily Camptonectinae. However, ''Hyalopecten'' lacks antimarginal microscu ...
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(Okutani, 1962) - Aogashima Island, Japan
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Hyalopecten pudicus
''Hyalopecten'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs.
The placement of the genus ''Hyalopecten'' is currently uncertain. Habe included ''Hyalopecten'' within the subfamily Camptonectinae. However, ''Hyalopecten'' lacks antimarginal microscu ...
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(E. A. Smith, 1885) - Northern Atlantic to the Antarctic
: = ''fragilis''
Jeffreys, 1876
: = ''undatus''
Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1885
: = ''dilectus''
Verrill & Bush in Verrill, 1898
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Hyalopecten strigillatus
''Hyalopecten'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs.
The placement of the genus ''Hyalopecten'' is currently uncertain. Habe included ''Hyalopecten'' within the subfamily Camptonectinae. However, ''Hyalopecten'' lacks antimarginal microscu ...
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(Dall, 1889) - Gulf of Mexico to northern Brazil
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Hyalopecten tydemani
''Hyalopecten'' is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs.
The placement of the genus ''Hyalopecten'' is currently uncertain. Habe included ''Hyalopecten'' within the subfamily Camptonectinae. However, ''Hyalopecten'' lacks antimarginal microscu ...
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(Dijkstra, 1990) - Indonesia
References
* Raines, B. K. & Poppe, G. T. (2006): ''The Family Pectinidae''. In: Poppe, G. T. & Groh, K.: ''A Conchological Iconography''. 402 pp., 320 color plts., ConchBooks, Hackenheim, .
Pectinidae
Bivalve genera
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