(Linnaeus, 1758)
Argopecten gibbus
Atlantic Calico Scallop
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Pectinida
Family:
Pectinidae
ANSP 404291
Shell Information
Length (mm): 40-52
Chirality:
N/A
Description:
The Atlantic Calico Scallop can be found in a wide range of colors. They are similar in appearance to the Atlantic Bay Scallop (A. irradians), but their shells are usually patterned with mottles of white, while A. irrdaians has a more evenly colored shell.
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Maryland to the Gulf of Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Depth (m):
0 to 366 meters
Diet:
Suspension feeder
Habitat:
Shallow water around seagrass
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Argopecten gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=394271 on 2021-06-10
Morris, P. A. (1987). A field guide to shells: Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies (3rd ed.). Houghton Mifflin.
Mikkelsen, P. M., & Bieler, R. (28). Seashells of southern Florida: Living marine mollusks of the Florida keys and Adjacent REGIONS, bivalves. Princeton: Princeton University Press.