''Argopecten'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of saltwater

clam Clam is a common name for several kinds of bivalve molluscs. The word is often applied only to those that are edible and live as infauna, spending most of their lives halfway buried in the sand of the seafloor or riverbeds. Clams have two sh ...

s, or

scallop 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 familie ...

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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, biv ...

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...

s in 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 ...

Species

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

Argopecten gibbus ''Argopecten gibbus'', the Atlantic calico scallop, is a species of medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. This species was once the basis of an important fishery, but in recent years catches have be ...

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Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ...

, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop * ''

Argopecten irradians ''Argopecten irradians'', formerly classified as ''Aequipecten irradians'', common names Atlantic bay scallop or bay scallop, is a species of scallop in the family Pectinidae. An edible saltwater clam, it is native to the northwest Atlantic fr ...

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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 biolog ...

, 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 * ''Ar ...

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, 1819) * ''

Argopecten nucleus ''Argopecten nucleus'', or the nucleus scallop, is a species of bivalve mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000&n ...

'' (Born, 1778) — nucleus scallop * '' Argopecten purpuratus'' (

, 1819) — Peruvian calico scallop or Chilean-Peruvian scallop * '' Argopecten ventricosus'' (Sowerby II, 1842)

Extinct species

* ''

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 * ''Ar ...

'' 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'' Hertlein 1925 * '' Argopecten demiurgus'' Dall 1898 * '' Argopecten deserti'' Conrad 1855 * '' Argopecten diminutivus'' Hertlein 1927 * '' Argopecten eboreus yorkensis'' Conrad 1867 * '' Argopecten eccentricus'' Gabb 1873 * '' Argopecten ericellus'' 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 * ''Ar ...

'' 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 * ''Ar ...

'' 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 * ''Ar ...

'' del Rio 1992 * ''

Argopecten hakei ''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 inaequalis ''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) — ...

'' Sowerby 1850 * ''

Argopecten insuetus ''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 * ''

Argopecten invalidus ''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 * ' ...

'' Hanna 1924 * ''

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 ''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 1982 * ''

Argopecten parathetidis ''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 * ' ...

'' Waller 2011 * ''

Argopecten percarus ''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 revellei ''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 subdolus ''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 sverdrupi ''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 thetidis ''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 * ' ...

'' Sowerby 1850 * ''

Argopecten uselmae ''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 * ' ...

'' Pilsbry and Johnson 1917 * ''

Argopecten venezualanus ''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 woodringi ''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 * ' ...

'' Spieker 1922 The 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 {{Pectinidae-stub