''Leopecten'' is a genus of
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, biv ...
s 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 common name "scallop" is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related families ...
.
The genus has almost
cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
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Leopecten cocosensis''
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Leopecten diegensis''
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Leopecten isabelensis''
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Leopecten sericeus''
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Leopecten stillmani''
References
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Pectinidae
Bivalve genera