Pecten (bivalve)

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Pecten
Temporal range: Cretaceous - Recent
Two beachworn upper valves of Pecten maximus from Wales
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Pecten
O. F. Müller, 1776

Pecten is a

Pectinidae, the scallops. This is the type genus
of the family.

Etymology

The name Pecten is from the Latin word for a

Shell
energy company.

Fossil shells of Pecten nigromagnus from Pliocene of Italy

Species

Species in the genus Pecten include:[2][3][4][5][6]

References

Bibliography

  • Frank H.T. Rodes, Herbert S. Zim en Paul R. Shaffer (1993) - Natuurgids Fossielen (het ontstaan, prepareren en rangschikken van fossielen), Zuidnederlandse Uitgeverij N.V., Aartselaar. ISBN D-1993-0001-361
  • Cyril Walker & David Ward (1993) - Fossielen: Sesam Natuur Handboeken, Bosch & Keuning, Baarn.