Aequipecten acanthodes

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.[1]

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
  • Wikidata: Q4687932
  • GBIF: 2285820
  • iNaturalist: 70100
  • IRMNG: 10859635
  • ITIS: 79715
  • SeaLifeBase: 47168
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