AequipectenAequipecten is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.Fossil recordsThis genus is very ancient. It is known in the fossil records from the Triassic to the Quaternary. Fossils are found in the marine strata throughout the world.SpeciesSpecies within the genus Aequipecten include:Aequipecten acanthodes — thistle scallopAequipecten audouinii — sometimes given as a subspecies of A. opercularisAequipecten commutatus — Canestrello scallopAequipecten gibbus — calico scallop Aequipecten glyptus — red-ribbed scallopAequipecten heliacus Aequipecten irradians — Atlantic bay scallopAequipecten lindae Aequipecten lineolaris — wavy-lined scallopAequipecten linki Aequipecten muscosus — rough scallopAequipecten opercularis — Queen scallopAequipecten tehuelchus — Tehuelche scallop