Greenland Scallop

Similipecten greenlandicus

General Status Rank: 
Secure
Common Name: 
Greenland Scallop
Scientific Name: 
Similipecten greenlandicus
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Mollusc (Marine Bivalve)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Mollusca
Class: 
Bivalva (Marine)
Order: 
Pectinida
Family: 
Propeamussiidae
Distribution

Distribution

Range extent has been estimated by calculating a convex hull polygon around the occurrences points using QGIS (approx.: 200,000 sqkm)
Score: 
G

Number of Occurrences

16 occurrences were obtained from two datasets: DFO Quebec Region MLI museum collection (1 occurrence), Miller R, Nozères C, Kennedy M (2013). DFO Quebec Region MLI museum collection. OBIS Canada Digital Collections. Published by OBIS http://www.iobis.org/; Specimen data provided by the Canadian Museum of Nature. (Accessed through the Canadian Museum of Nature website: http://nature.ca/collections-online, [2016-10-20]) (15 occurrences).
Score: 
CE
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
S Rank: 
S4S5
Decision Process Description: 
Draft ranks by Karine Robert 20OCT 2016
Last Updated: 
June 19, 2019

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