Argopecten is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.[1]
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Shell of Argopecten irradians from Bermuda Islands at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Pectinida |
Family: | Pectinidae |
Genus: | ArgopectenMonterosato, 1889
Species
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Species
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Species within the genus Argopecten include:
Extinct species edit
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