ANIMALS – MOLLUSCS – OYSTERS – TEHUELCHE SCALLOP (AEQUIPECTEN TEHUELCHUS)

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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 mollusksin 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