Argopecten irradians

Argopecten irradians
Temporal range: Miocene – present
A live Argopecten irradians
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Argopecten
Species:
A. irradians
Binomial name
Argopecten irradians
(Lamarck, 1819)
Subspecies

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Shell of Argopecten irradians from Bermuda Islands at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
From Bermuda, at Milan Natural History Museum

Argopecten irradians, formerly classified as Aequipecten irradians, common names Atlantic bay scallop, bay scallop, and blue-eyed scallop, is a species of scallop in the family Pectinidae. An edible saltwater clam, it is native to the northwest Atlantic from Cape Cod to the Gulf of Mexico.

Right and left valve of the same specimen: