''Aequipecten'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

scallop Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related famili ...

s, marine

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 ...

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s in 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 ...

.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 30-31.

Fossil records

This genus is very ancient. It is known in the

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s from the

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to the

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(age range: from 247.2 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils are found in the marine strata throughout the world.Fossilworks
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Species

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

Aequipecten acanthodes ''Aequipecten acanthodes'', the thistle scallop, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae. It can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from southern Florida to Bermuda Bermuda is a British Overseas Territories, British Ove ...

'' (Dall, 1925) — thistle scallop * ''

Aequipecten audouinii ''Aequipecten'' is a genus of scallops, marine (ocean), marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 30-3 ...

'' (Paryaudeau 1826) — sometimes given as a

subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ...

of ''A. opercularis'' * ''

Aequipecten commutatus ''Aequipecten'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 30-31. Fossil reco ...

'' (Monterosato, 1875) — Canestrello scallop * ''

Aequipecten gibbus ''Aequipecten'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 30-31. Fossil reco ...

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Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...

) — calico scallop * '' Aequipecten glyptus'' (Wood, 1828) — red-ribbed scallop * '' Aequipecten heliacus'' ( Dall, 1925) * '' Aequipecten irradians'' — Atlantic bay scallop * '' Aequipecten lindae'' (Petuch, 1995) * ''

Aequipecten lineolaris ''Aequipecten'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 30-31. Fossil reco ...

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Lamarck Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...

, 1819) — wavy-lined scallop * ''

Aequipecten linki ''Aequipecten'' is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 30-31. Fossil reco ...

'' ( Dall, 1926) * ''

Aequipecten muscosus The rough scallop, ''Aequipecten muscosus'', grows up to . It has a small, scallop-shaped shell with about 20 strong ribs which have many erect scales or small spines near the margin. The hinge line has ears. The coloration of the rough scallop ...

'' — rough scallop * ''

Aequipecten opercularis The queen scallop (''Aequipecten opercularis'') is a medium-sized species of scallop, an edible marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. It is found in the northeast Atlantic and is important in fisheries. Description At ...

'' (

) — Queen scallop * ''

Aequipecten tehuelchus ''Aequipecten tehuelchus'' is a species of bivalves 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 Fam ...

'' (

D'Orbigny Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropol ...

, 1846) — Tehuelche scallop

References

External links

Catalogue of Life
Pectinidae Bivalve genera {{Pectinidae-stub