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Taxonomy

Physical Description

Family Pectinidae:

Height not much, if at all, greater than the length.

Distribution

Similar Species

Members of the genus Pecten:

There are approximately 667 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: P. actoni von · P. acuminatus · P. acutiplicatus · P. aduncus · P. aeguisulcatus · P. aequatorialis · P. aequisulcatus · P. aequivalvis · P. afrobenedictus · P. agronomica · P. aknerianus · P. aktinos · P. alabamensis · P. alba · P. albicans · P. albicans naganumanus · P. albolineata · P. albolineatus · P. alcocki · P. aletes · P. alockamanensis · P. alpha · P. alternilineatus · P. amenensis · P. amuricus · P. anatipes · P. andamanense · P. andamanicus · P. andersoni · P. andersoni clemonensis · P. andersoni gonicostus · P. andersoni subandersoni · P. annuatus · P. antiguensis · P. antillarum · P. antonii · P. aratus · P. archiacianus · P. archon · P. arcuatus · P. argillensis · P. arzierensis · P. ashleyi · P. asper · P. aspera · P. asperimus · P. asperrimus · P. asperrinus · P. asperulatus · P. atiauritus · P. auratus · P. auriculatum · P. australis · P. awajiensis · P. aztecus · P. bellula · P. bellulus · P. bellus · P. benedicti · P. benedictus · P. bernardi · P. besseri · P. beudanti · P. biddleana · P. bielzianus · P. bifidus · P. bifrons · P. bilineatus · P. bipartitus · P. bosei · P. bowdenensis · P. bowersi · P. branneri · P. bruei · P. brummeli · P. buchivacoanus · P. burdigalensis · P. burnsii · P. byoritzuensis · P. byramensis · P. cailliaudi · P. caimitica · P. calkinsi · P. callimorphus · P. calvatus · P. canyinus · P. capensis · P. carboniferum · P. caribeus · P. carinatus · P. caroli · P. carrizoensis · P. carrizonensis · P. cartieri · P. caruscans · P. cataractes · P. catarates · P. catherina · P. catianus · P. caurinus (Giant Pacific Scallop)

Members of the genus Patella:

There are approximately 265 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: P. aculeata · P. adansoni · P. adansonii · P. aenea · P. aenea diaurata · P. aenea magellaica · P. aenia · P. aestudinaria · P. affinis · P. alba · P. albocostata · P. alticostata · P. amusitata · P. amussitata · P. antelia · P. aphanes · P. apicina · P. ardosiaea · P. arenea · P. argentata · P. argentatus · P. argente (Littlefin Anchovy) · P. argentea · P. argentvillei · P. argenvellei · P. argenvillei · P. argyropsis · P. articulata · P. aspera · P. aspersa · P. asprea · P. aurantia · P. aureliana · P. auricula · P. axiaetata · P. azorica · P. barabara · P. barbara · P. baudonii · P. bonardii · P. boninensis · P. caerula · P. caerulea · P. caerulea cognata · P. caerulia · P. candeana · P. candei · P. candei crenata · P. candei dOrbigny · P. candei gomesii · P. capensis · P. cermica · P. cernlea · P. chapman · P. chapmani · P. chimnitzei · P. chitonoides · P. ciburna · P. cinnamomea · P. clypeaster · P. clypeates · P. cochlea (Broadhead Anchovy) · P. cochlear · P. coerulea · P. communis-edulis · P. compressa · P. compressa miniata · P. concolor · P. conspicua · P. conulus · P. costata · P. crenata · P. cretacca (Roughscale Parrot) · P. crucis · P. cubensis · P. cymbiola · P. cymbularia · P. deaucata · P. deaurata · P. decora · P. delicatissima · P. denticulata · P. deorata · P. discors · P. divergens · P. dunker (Pacific Anchovy) · P. dunkeri · P. dypeaster · P. echinulata · P. enneagena · P. escarata · P. escarta · P. exarata · P. exaratus (Poor Cod) · P. exoratus (Mauritian Sardinella) · P. exquisita · P. exusta · P. ferrugina · P. ferruginea · P. flammea

Bibliography

• Thiele, J. & Jaeckel, S. (1931): Muscheln der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition, ser. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899 (Chun, C. ed.), vol. 21, No. 1, Gustav Fischer, Jena

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Notes

Contributors:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 07, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 07, 2007:

• SysTax, Museum fur Naturkunde, Berlin - Malakologie
• SysTax, SysTax

Identifiers:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16064964
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 850420