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(Lamarck, 1819)

Argopecten lineolaris

Wavy-lined Scallop

Phylum:

Mollusca

Taxonomy

Class:

Bivalvia

Order:

Pectinida

Family:

Pectinidae

ANSP 481167

Shell Information

Length (mm): 25

Chirality:

N/A

Description:

Ecological Information

Distribution:

Florida to Surinam

Depth (m):

12 to 91 meters

Diet:

Suspension feeder

Habitat:

Sandy substrate

Works Cited

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase.�Argopecten lineolaris�(Lamarck, 1819). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420762 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/

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