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Definition of Pecten irradians

1. Noun. A small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pecten Irradians

Literary usage of Pecten irradians

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of the Common Invertebrate Animals: Exclusive of Insects by Henry Sherring Pratt (1916)
"905—Pecten irradians mud flats. ... limbs of the leaflets joined by interlamellar • See "Habits and Life History of the Scallop (Pecten irradians)," by . ..."

2. ... A Report Upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts by David Lawrence Belding (1909)
"Thus, although our work upon Pecten irradians was begun four years ago, ... Many of our results, therefore, are entirely new for Pecten irradians, ..."

3. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1901)
"... but that there is in the phylogeny of Pecten irradians an inherent tendency towards a reduction in the number of multiple parts. ..."

4. Introduction to Zoology: A Guide to the Study of Animals, for the Use of by Charles Benedict Davenport, Gertrude Anna Crotty Davenport (1900)
"—Pecten irradians, scallop, left or upper valve. Nat. size. ... The common species is Pecten irradians. It varies greatly in color, from bluish to reddish ..."

5. Outlines of Economic Zoölogy by Albert Moore Reese (1919)
"Enough experimental work has been done to indicate that culture of this clam might be carried on at a good profit. Scallop, Pecten irradians and P. ..."

6. Bulletin by Natural History Society of New Brunswick (1887)
"The southern Pecten irradians • often swims in schools, all together in some definite direction, ... The latter is a much smaller species, Pecten irradians, ..."

7. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1900)
"ON THE VARIATION OF THE SHELL OF Pecten irradians LAMARCK FROM LONG ISLAND. C. 15. DAVENPORT. THIS study is concerned with the shells of the prevalent ..."

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