Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) is a animal in the Pectinidae family, order Pectinida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819)

Argopecten purpuratus is an edible South American marine bivalve scallop in the Pectinidae family.

Family

Genus

Argopecten

Order

Pectinida

Class

Bivalvia

About Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819)

Scientific name: Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819)

Argopecten purpuratus is an edible marine species of saltwater shellfish. It is a bivalve mollusc that belongs to the family Pectinidae.

This scallop is native to specific bays along the southwest coast of South America, ranging from Peru to Chile.

Photo: (c) Erasmo Macaya Horta, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Erasmo Macaya Horta · cc-by

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