''Nodipecten'' is a genus of large

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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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, the scallops. These scallops often have attractive, strongly colored, thick shells. The generic name ''Nodipecten'' means "nodular scallop", because in this genus the shell is usually sculpted with regular, very large nodes.

Species

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

Nodipecten arthriticus ''Nodipecten'' is a genus of large scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. These scallops often have attractive, strongly colored, thick shells. The generic name ''Nodipecten'' means "nodular scallop", becaus ...

'' (Reeve, 1853) * ''

Nodipecten fragosus ''Nodipecten'' is a genus of large scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. Howev ...

'' (Conrad, 1849) * ''

Nodipecten magnificus ''Nodipecten magnificus'' is a species of bivalve in the family Pectinidae. It is endemic to Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuad ...

'' (Sowerby I, 1835) * ''

Nodipecten nodosus ''Nodipecten nodosus'', or the lion's paw scallop, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Cape Hatteras to the West Indies, including Brazil and Bermuda. ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) — lion's paw scallop * ''

Nodipecten subnodosus ''Nodipecten subnodosus'' is a species of scallop known by the common name giant lion's paw. It is native to Pacific and Gulf of California coasts of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, southward to the western coast of Peru. The giant lion' ...

'' (Sowerby I, 1835)

References

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