Biology:Argopecten nucleus

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Argopecten nucleus
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.323618 - Argopecten nucleus (Von Born, 1778) - Pectinidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Argopecten
Species:
A. nucleus
Binomial name
Argopecten nucleus
(Sowerby, 1825)

Argopecten nucleus, or the nucleus scallop, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae. It can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies.[1]

References

  1. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 30.

Wikidata ☰ Q3016329 entry