Atlantic Calico Scallop (Argopecten gibbus)

Invertebrateverified

Argopecten gibbus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Atlantic Calico Scallop

Also known as: Calico Scallop, Calicot Scallop

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Taxonomy

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Pectinida

Family

Pectinidae

Where to find it

common

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Other species in Pectinidae

Flexopecten flexuosus

Flexopecten flexuosus

Flexuous Scallop

Pseudamussium clavatum

Pseudamussium clavatum

Club Scallop

Pecten jacobaeus

Pecten jacobaeus

Great Mediterranean Scallop

Caribachlamys sentis

Caribachlamys sentis

Sentis Scallop

Talochlamys multistriata

Talochlamys multistriata

Tinted Scallop

Antillipecten antillarum

Antillipecten antillarum

Antillean Scallop

Flexopecten hyalinus

Flexopecten hyalinus

Hyaline Scallop

Palliolum incomparabile

Palliolum incomparabile

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