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