Misplaced Pages

Aequipecten acanthodes

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Species of bivalve

Aequipecten acanthodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Aequipecten
Species: A. acanthodes
Binomial name
Aequipecten acanthodes
(Dall, 1925)

Aequipecten acanthodes, the thistle scallop, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae. It can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from southern Florida to Bermuda.

References

  1. Abbott, R. Tucker; Morris, Percy A. (1995). Shells of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 30–31. ISBN 0-618-16439-1. OCLC 30110046.
Taxon identifiers
Aequipecten acanthodes
Stub icon

This bivalve-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: