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Argopecten
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Argopecten

Argopecten is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Atlantic Bay Scallop

speciesArgopecten irradians

Atlantic Calico Scallop

speciesArgopecten gibbus

Pacific Calico Scallop

speciesArgopecten ventricosus

Purple Scallop

speciesArgopecten purpuratus

Nucleus Scallop

speciesArgopecten nucleus

Argopecten noronhensis

speciesArgopecten noronhensis

Lined Scallop

speciesArgopecten lineolaris

Argopecten sugillatus

speciesArgopecten sugillatus

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Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 122040.