Flexopecten felipponei
Encyclopedia
Flexopecten felipponei is a species
of saltwater clam, a scallop
, a marine
bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae
, the scallops.
in 1922.
Type locality is Mar de la Plata, Argentina
.
Dall's original text (the type description) reads as follows:
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of saltwater clam, a scallop
Scallop
A scallop is a marine bivalve mollusk of the family Pectinidae. Scallops are a cosmopolitan family, found in all of the world's oceans. Many scallops are highly prized as a food source...
, a marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae
Pectinidae
The Pectinidae are a family of bivalve mollusks including the scallop and closely related to the clam and oyster. They are hermaphrodite, and the male gonads mature first. Pectinidae can live attached by means of a filament they secrete, or are simply recumbent. Their valves can propel them...
, the scallops.
Original description
The species Flexopecten felipponei was originally described as Pecten (Chlamys) felipponei by W. H. DallW. H. Dall
William Healey Dall was an American naturalist, a prominent malacologist, and one of the earliest scientific explorers of interior Alaska...
in 1922.
Type locality is Mar de la Plata, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
Dall's original text (the type description) reads as follows: