Argopecten

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Pectinoidea Scientific name Argopecten Higher classification Scallop Order Ostreoida		Suborder Pectinina Family Pectinidae Phylum Mollusca Rank Genus

Lower classifications Bay scallop, Argopecten gibbus

Argopecten purpuratus desvalvado para presentacion final carne con coral

Argopecten is a genus of saltwater clams, or scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.

Species within the genus Argopecten include:

Argopecten gibbus (Linnaeus, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop

Argopecten irradians (Lamarck, 1819) — Atlantic bay scallop (five subspecies)

Argopecten lineolaris (Lamarck, 1819)

Argopecten nucleus (Born, 1778) — nucleus scallop

Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) — Peruvian calico scallop or Chilean-Peruvian scallop

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