Antillean Scallop

Antillipecten antillarum

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae

Antillipecten is a monotypic genus of bivalves in the family Pectinidae. The only species is Antillipecten antillarum, also known as the Antillean scallop. It can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies and Bermuda.

Distribution

Antillean Scallop — (c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 5Mexico · 2Netherlands · 2United Kingdom · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionAntillipecten, Wikipedia contributors

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