Atlantic bay scallop

Argopecten irradians

''Argopecten irradians'', formerly classified as ''Aequipecten irradians'', common names Atlantic bay scallop or bay scallop, is an edible species of saltwater clam, a scallop, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.
Atlantic bay scallop A common bivalve that is harvested along the Western coast of Florida. Argopecten irradians,Geotagged,Summer,United States

Naming

This species has five different subspecies:
⤷  ''A. i. amplicostatus''
⤷  ''A. i. concentricus''
⤷  ''A. i. irradians''
⤷  ''A. i. sablensis'' - a fossil subspecies
⤷  ''A. i. taylorae'' Petuch, 1987 - the southern bay scallop

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassBivalvia
OrderPectinida
FamilyPectinidae
GenusArgopecten
SpeciesA. irradians
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United States of America