Placopecten
| Placopecten | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreoida |
| Suborder: | Pectinina |
| Superfamily: | Pectinoidea |
| Family: | Pectinidae |
| Genus: | Placopecten Verrill, 1897 |
Placopecten is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.[1]
Species
Species within the genus Placopecten include:
- Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin, 1791) — Atlantic deep-sea scallop
References
- ↑ Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 28.
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