Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Bivalvia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Bivalves
- Subclass:
Metabranchia
()
- Superorder:
Filibranchia
()
- Order:
Pteriomorpha
()
- Superfamily:
Pectinoidea
()
- Family:
Pectinidae
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Subfamily:
Pectininae
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Genus:
Pecten
()
- Müller, 1776
- Specific name:
albicans
- Schroter, 1802
- Scientific name: - Pecten albicans
- Specific name:
albicans
- Schroter, 1802
- Genus:
Pecten
(
- Subfamily:
Pectininae
(
- Family:
Pectinidae
(
- Superfamily:
Pectinoidea
(
- Order:
Pteriomorpha
(
- Superorder:
Filibranchia
(
- Subclass:
Metabranchia
(
- Class:
Bivalvia
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Pecten
There are approximately 574 species 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. alba · P. albicans · P. albicans naganumanus · P. albolineata · P. albolineatus · 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. bellus · P. benedictus · P. bernardi · P. besseri · P. beudanti · P. biddleana · P. bielzianus · P. bifidus · P. bifrons · P. bilineatus · P. bipartitus · P. bosei · P. branneri · P. bruei · P. brummeli · P. burdigalensis · P. burnsii · P. byoritzuensis · P. byramensis · P. cailliaudi · P. calkinsi · P. calvatus · P. canyinus · P. capensis · P. carboniferum · P. caribeus · P. carinatus · P. carrizoensis · P. carrizonensis · P. cartieri · P. cataractes · P. catarates · P. catherina · P. catianus · P. caurinus (Giant Pacific Scallop) · P. ceibanus · P. celator · P. centralis · P. cererideditus · P. cerinus · P. cerroensis · P. cerrosensis · P. ceruleus · P. chazaliei (Dwarf Zigzag Scallop) · P. chickaria · P. choctavensis · P. cierboensis · P. cinctus · P. circularis
Bibliography
- Rombouts, A., 1991, Guidebook to Pecten Shells, pg.49.
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Notes
Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 19, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 19, 2007:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database [Darwin Core]
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database
Identifiers
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16178998
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2266405
