Nodipecten
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| Nodipecten | |
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| Nodipecten subnodosus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreoida |
| Suborder: | Pectinina |
| Superfamily: | Pectinoidea |
| Family: | Pectinidae |
| Genus: | Nodipecten Dall, 1898 |
Nodipecten is a genus of large scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the Pectinidae family. These scallops often have attractive, strongly colored, thick shells. The generic name Nodipecten means "nodular scallop", because in this genus the shell is usually sculpted with regular, very large nodes.
[edit] Species
- Nodipecten magnificus
- Nodipecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) — lion's paw scallop
- Nodipecten subnodosus
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