Antillipecten

Antillipecten Temporal range: Early/Lower Oligocene–present, 33.9–0 Ma[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Pectinida
Family:	Pectinidae
Subfamily:	Pectininae
Genus:	Antillipecten T. R. Waller, 2011
Species:	A. antillarum
Binomial name
Antillipecten antillarum (Recluz, 1853)
Synonyms[2]
Pecten antillarum Récluz, 1853 Pecten argenteus Reeve, 1853 Pecten fucatus Reeve, 1853 Bractechlamys antillarum (Récluz, 1853) †Chlamys (Chlamys) bellipictus Woodring, 1925 †Pecten (Lyropecten) eulyratus F. M. Bayer, 1943

Antillipecten is a monotypic genus of bivalves in the family Pectinidae.[3] The only species is Antillipecten antillarum,[3] also known as the Antillean scallop.[4] It can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies and Bermuda.[4][5]

References

1. "Antillipecten Waller, 2011". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
2. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Antillipecten antillarum (Récluz, 1853)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
3. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Antillipecten T. R. Waller, 2011". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
4. "Antillipecten antillarum (Récluz, 1853)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
5. Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 29.