Atlantic calico scallop | |
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The Atlantic callico scallop Argopecten gibbus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Pectinida |
Family: | Pectinidae |
Genus: | Argopecten |
Species: | A. gibbus
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Binomial name | |
Argopecten gibbus |
Argopecten gibbus, the Atlantic calico scallop, is a species of medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.
This species was once the basis of an important fishery, but in recent years catches have been low.[1]