''Mizuhopecten'' is a genus of
bivalve
Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class (biology), class of aquatic animal, aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed b ...
s belonging to the family
Pectinidae
Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of Marine (ocean), marine bivalve mollusc, molluscs in the Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic Family (biology), family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is also ...
.
The species of this genus are found in
Far East Asia
East Asia is a geocultural region of Asia. It includes China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan, plus two special administrative regions of China, Hong Kong and Macau. The economies of China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan ...
.
Species:
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Mizuhopecten kitamiensis''
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Mizuhopecten yessoensis
''Mizuhopecten yessoensis'' (Yesso scallop, giant Ezo scallop) is a species of Marine (ocean), marine bivalve mollusc, mollusks in the family (biology), family Pectinidae, the scallops. Its name Yesso/Ezo refers to its being found north of Japan.
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References
Pectinidae
Bivalve genera
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