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Argopecten nucleus (Atlantic calico scallop)

Synonyms: Ostrea nucleus; Pecten nucleus

Wikipedia Abstract

Argopecten nucleus, or the nucleus scallop, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae. It can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from southern Florida to the West Indies.
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Predators

Centropristis ocyurus (Sea bass)[1]
Centropristis philadelphica (Sea bass)[1]
Chloroscombrus chrysurus (Yellowtail)[1]
Diodon hystrix (Ajargo)[2]
Halichoeres bivittatus (Slippery dick)[2]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Sulcascaris sulcata[3]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 2Food Habits of Reef Fishes of the West Indies, John E. Randall, Stud. Trop. Oceanogr. 5, 665–847 (1967)
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0