Nodipecten
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Nodipecten
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreoida
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Nodipecten

Nodipecten is a genus of large scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the Pectinidae family. These scallops often have attractive, strongly-colored, thick shells. The generic name Nodipecten means "nodular scallop", because in this genus the shell is usually sculpted with regular, very large nodes.

Species

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