Hyalopecten
Hyalopecten is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs.
The placement of the genus Hyalopecten is currently uncertain. Habe included Hyalopecten within the subfamily Camptonectinae. However, Hyalopecten lacks antimarginal microsculpture, which is a key characteristic of Camptonectinae. Some authors consider Ciclopecten Seguenza, 1877 to be a senior synonym, however Ciclopecten has antimarginal microsculpture.
Species and their distribution
- Hyalopecten frigidus - North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean
- Hyalopecten hadalis - Kermadec Trench
- Hyalopecten mireilleae Dijkstra, 1995 - Eastern New Caledonia to the New Hebrides
- Hyalopecten neoceanicus - Eastern Pacific coast from Oregon to northern Peru, including the Galapagos Islands
- Hyalopecten profundicola - Aogashima Island, Japan
- Hyalopecten pudicus - Northern Atlantic to the Antarctic
- Hyalopecten strigillatus - Gulf of Mexico to northern Brazil
- Hyalopecten tydemani - Indonesia