''Argopecten'' 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 ...
of saltwater
clam
Clam is a common name for several kinds of bivalve mollusc. The word is often applied only to those that are deemed edible and live as infauna, spending most of their lives halfway buried in the sand of the sea floor or riverbeds. Clams h ...
s, or
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 ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
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 ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Argopecten'' include:
* ''
Argopecten gibbus''
(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 ...
, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop
* ''
Argopecten irradians
''Argopecten irradians'', formerly classified as '' Aequipecten irradians'', common names Atlantic bay scallop, bay scallop, and blue-eyed scallop, is a species of scallop in the family Pectinidae. An edible saltwater clam, it is native to the ...
''
(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) — Atlantic bay scallop (five subspecies)
* ''
Argopecten lineolaris
''Argopecten'' is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Argopecten'' include:
* '' Argopecten gibbus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop
* '' ...
''
(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)
* ''
Argopecten nucleus''
(Born, 1778) — nucleus scallop
* ''
Argopecten purpuratus''
(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) — Peruvian calico scallop or Chilean-Peruvian scallop
* ''
Argopecten ventricosus
''Argopecten ventricosus'' is a species of bivalve 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 Fami ...
''
(Sowerby II, 1842)
Extinct species
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Argopecten ameleus
''Argopecten'' is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Argopecten'' include:
* '' Argopecten gibbus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop
* '' ...
''
Woodring 1925
* ''
Argopecten antonitaensis
''Argopecten'' is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Argopecten'' include:
* '' Argopecten gibbus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop
* '' ...
''
Durham 1950
* ''
Argopecten callidus
''Argopecten'' is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Argopecten'' include:
* '' Argopecten gibbus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop
* '' ...
''
Hertlein 1925
* ''
Argopecten crassiradiatus
''Argopecten'' is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Argopecten'' include:
* '' Argopecten gibbus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop
* '' ...
''
Clark 1915
* ''
Argopecten cristobalensis
''Argopecten'' is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Argopecten'' include:
* '' Argopecten gibbus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop
* '' ...
''
Hertlein 1925
* ''
Argopecten demiurgus
''Argopecten'' is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Argopecten'' include:
* '' Argopecten gibbus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop
* '' ...
''
Dall 1898
* ''
Argopecten deserti
''Argopecten'' is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Argopecten'' include:
* '' Argopecten gibbus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop
* '' ...
''
Conrad 1855
* ''
Argopecten diminutivus
''Argopecten'' is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Argopecten'' include:
* '' Argopecten gibbus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop
* '' ...
''
Hertlein 1927
* ''
Argopecten eboreus yorkensis
''Argopecten eboreus yorkensis'' is a fossil scallop, an extinct subspecies of marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae
Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of Marine (ocean), marine bivalve mollusc, mollus ...
''
Conrad 1867
* ''
Argopecten eccentricus
''Argopecten'' is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Argopecten'' include:
* '' Argopecten gibbus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop
* '' ...
''
Gabb 1873
* ''
Argopecten ericellus
''Argopecten'' is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Argopecten'' include:
* '' Argopecten gibbus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop
* '' ...
''
Hertlein 1929
* ''
Argopecten evermanni
''Argopecten'' is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Argopecten'' include:
* '' Argopecten gibbus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop
* '' ...
''
Jordan and Hertlein 1926
* ''
Argopecten gilbertharrisi
''Argopecten'' is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Argopecten'' include:
* '' Argopecten gibbus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop
* '' ...
''
Hodson and Hodson 1927
* ''
Argopecten gratus
''Argopecten'' is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Argopecten'' include:
* '' Argopecten gibbus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop
* '' ...
''
del Rio 1992
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Argopecten hakei
''Argopecten'' is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine (ocean), marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Argopecten'' include:
* ''Argopecten gibbus'' (Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus, 1767) — ...
''
Hertlein 1925
* ''
Argopecten inaequalis''
Sowerby 1850
* ''
Argopecten insuetus''
del Rio 1992
* ''
Argopecten invalidus''
Hanna 1924
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Argopecten levicostatus
''Argopecten'' is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Argopecten'' include:
* '' Argopecten gibbus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop
* '' ...
''
Toula 1909
* ''
Argopecten mendenhalli''
Arnold 1906
* ''
Argopecten nerterus''
Woodring 1982
* ''
Argopecten parathetidis''
Waller 2011
* ''
Argopecten percarus''
Hertlein 1925
* ''
Argopecten revellei''
Durham 1950
* ''
Argopecten subdolus''
Hertlein 1925
* ''
Argopecten sverdrupi''
Durham 1950
* ''
Argopecten thetidis''
Sowerby 1850
* ''
Argopecten uselmae''
Pilsbry and Johnson 1917
* ''
Argopecten venezuelanus''
Hodson and Hodson 1927
* ''
Argopecten woodringi''
Spieker 1922The Paleobiology Database
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References
* Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp.
Bivalve genera
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