# Antillipecten

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{{Short description|Species of bivalve}}
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| image = Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.321079 - Antillipecten antillarum (Récluz, 1853) - Pectinidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
| fossil_range = Early/Lower [Oligocene](/source/Oligocene)–present, {{Fossil range|33.9|0|ref=<ref name=PaleobiologyDB/>}}
| display_parents = 2
| genus = Antillipecten
| parent_authority = T. R. Waller, 2011
| species = antillarum
| authority = ([Recluz](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Auguste_R%C3%A9cluz), 1853)
| synonyms = {{Species list
 | Pecten antillarum | Récluz, 1853
 | Pecten argenteus | Reeve, 1853
 | Pecten fucatus | Reeve, 1853
 | Bractechlamys antillarum | (Récluz, 1853)
 | †Chlamys (Chlamys) bellipictus | Woodring, 1925
 | †Pecten (Lyropecten) eulyratus | F. M. Bayer, 1943 }}
| synonyms_ref = <ref>{{cite WoRMS |title=''Antillipecten antillarum'' (Récluz, 1853) |year=2024 |id=577993 |db=MolluscaBase |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>
}}

'''''Antillipecten''''' is a [monotypic](/source/monotypic) genus of [bivalve](/source/bivalve)s in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Pectinidae](/source/Pectinidae).<ref name=WoRMS/> The only species is '''''Antillipecten antillarum''''',<ref name=WoRMS/> also known as the''' Antillean scallop'''.<ref name=GBIF/> It can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from southern [Florida](/source/Florida) to the [West Indies](/source/West_Indies) and [Bermuda](/source/Bermuda).<ref name=GBIF/><ref>Abbott, R.T. & Morris, P.A. ''A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies.'' New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. 29.</ref>

==References==
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<ref name=PaleobiologyDB>{{cite web |url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=244878 |title=''Antillipecten'' Waller, 2011 |work=Paleobiology Database |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>

<ref name=GBIF>{{GBIF |id=6530841 |taxon=''Antillipecten antillarum'' (Récluz, 1853) |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>

<ref name=WoRMS>{{cite WoRMS |title=''Antillipecten'' T. R. Waller, 2011 |year=2024 |id=577992 |db=MolluscaBase |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>

</references>

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Category:Pectinidae
Category:Monotypic bivalve genera
Category:Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean

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