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, the scallops. These scallops often have attractive, strongly colored, thick shells. The generic name ''Nodipecten'' means "nodular scallop", because in this genus the shell is usually

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with regular, very large nodes.

Species

Species within the genus ''Nodipecten'' include: * '' Nodipecten arthriticus'' (Reeve, 1853) * '' Nodipecten fragosus'' (Conrad, 1849) * '' Nodipecten magnificus'' (Sowerby I, 1835) * ''

Nodipecten nodosus ''Nodipecten nodosus'', or the lion's paw scallop, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family (biology), family Pectinidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Cape Hatteras to the West Indies, including Bra ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) — lion's paw scallop * '' Nodipecten subnodosus'' (Sowerby I, 1835)

References

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