Argopecten gibbus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Pectinida
- Family
- Pectinidae
- Genus
- Argopecten
- Species
- Argopecten gibbus
- Scientific Name
- Argopecten gibbus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Argopecten gibbus
Argopecten gibbus, the Atlantic calico scallop, is a species of medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.
This species was once the basis of an important fishery, but in recent years catches have been low.
...Argopecten gibbus in languages:
- English
- Atlantic Calico Scallop
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