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Argopecten irradians, formerly classified as Aequipecten irradians, common names Atlantic bay scallop, bay scallop, and blue-eyed scallop, is a species of scallop in the family Pectinidae. An edible saltwater clam, it is native to the northwest Atlantic from Cape Cod to the Gulf of Mexico .
Peconic Bay scallops are a northern subspecies of bay scallops that are found in the Peconic Estuary, between the northern and southern forks of Long Island. In the estuary, scallops spawn typically in early June, followed by a one- to two-week larval stage where the larvae are free-swimming, and eventually move out of the water column and into ...
Argopecten gibbus (Linnaeus, 1767) — Atlantic calico scallop; Argopecten irradians (Lamarck, 1819) — Atlantic bay scallop (five subspecies) Argopecten lineolaris (Lamarck, 1819) Argopecten nucleus (Born, 1778) — nucleus scallop; Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) — Peruvian calico scallop or Chilean-Peruvian scallop
Argopecten gibbus, the Atlantic calico scallop, is a species of medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. This species was once the basis of an important fishery, but in recent years catches have been low.
The recent annual population survey shows the density of bay scallops in southern coastal bays has climbed by nearly 0.07 scallops […] PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Bay scallops along Virginia’s ...
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Aequipecten irradians — Atlantic bay scallop; Aequipecten lindae (Petuch, 1995) Aequipecten lineolaris (Lamarck, 1819) — wavy-lined scallop; Aequipecten linki (Dall, 1926) Aequipecten muscosus — rough scallop; Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) — Queen scallop; Aequipecten tehuelchus (D'Orbigny, 1846) — Tehuelche scallop
Scallop (/ ˈ s k ɒ l ə p, ˈ s k æ l ə p /) [a] is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops.However, the common name "scallop" is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related families within the superfamily Pectinoidea, which also includes the thorny oysters.