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Tehuelche scallop (Aequipecten tehuelchus)
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Mollusca
Class : Bivalvia
Order : Ostreoida
Suborder : Pectinina
Superfamily : Pectinoidea
Family : Pectinidae
Genus : Aequipecten
Species : A. Tehuelchus
Description:
The Tehuelche scallop (Aequipecten tehuelchus) is a marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.
This genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Triassic to the Quaternary (age range: from 247.2 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils are found in the marine strata throughout the world.
Binomial Name:
Name : Aequipecten tehuelchus
Taxonomist : Alcide d'Orbigny (Couëron - France)
Year : 1846
Subspecies : None, or not data available
Synonyms : None, or not data available
Conservation Status by IUCN:
Status : Not Evaluated, or not data available
Philatelic Issues
2007 – Uruguay – Stamp 1 of 4, from Molluscs Series
Issue information:
Country: Uruguay
Date: June 26th, 2009
Printed: 15.000 Copies
Type: Stamp from Series of 4 Stamps
Value: UYP 5
Stamp: Rectangular
Size: 39 mm. x 27 mm.
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated
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