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]
| Antillipecten Temporal range: Early/Lower Oligocene–present,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinida |
| Family: | Pectinidae |
| Subfamily: | Pectininae |
| Genus: | Antillipecten T. R. Waller, 2011 |
| Species: | A. antillarum
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| Antillipecten antillarum (Recluz, 1853)
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References
edit- ^ "Antillipecten Waller, 2011". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Antillipecten antillarum (Récluz, 1853)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ 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.
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