(Verrill, 1882)
Aequipecten glyptus
Red-ribbed Scallop
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Pectinida
Family:
Pectinidae
ANSP 477849
Shell Information
Length (mm): 30-75
Chirality:
N/A
Description:
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Massachusetts to Gulf of Mexico
Depth (m):
152 to 424 meters
Diet:
Suspension feeder
Habitat:
Sandy substrate
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase.�Aequipecten glyptus�(A. E. Verrill, 1882). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156732 on 2022-01-16
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.
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/