Biology:Aequipecten tehuelchus

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Aequipecten tehuelchus
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.323315 - Aequipecten tehuelchus (D'Orbigny, 1842) - Pectinidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Aequipecten
Species:
A. tehuelchus
Binomial name
Aequipecten tehuelchus
(d'Orbigny, 1842)

Aequipecten tehuelchus is a species of bivalves belonging to the family Pectinidae.[1]

The species is found in Southern America.[1] Its shell changes shape and size in three different stages throughout its lifetime: spat, juvenile, and adult.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13231296 entry