Nodipecten magnificus
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Nodipecten magnificus is a species of bivalve in the Pectinidae
family. It is endemic to Ecuador
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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...
family. It is endemic to Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
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Source
- Finet, Y. 1996. Nodipecten magnificus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.