Hyalopecten

Hyalopecten is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs.

The placement of the genus Hyalopecten is currently uncertain. Habe included Hyalopecten within the subfamily Camptonectinae. However, Hyalopecten lacks antimarginal microsculpture, which is a key characteristic of Camptonectinae. Some authors consider Ciclopecten Seguenza, 1877 to be a senior synonym, however Ciclopecten has antimarginal microsculpture.

Species and their distribution

 * Hyalopecten frigidus (Jensen, 1904) - North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean
 * Hyalopecten hadalis (Knudsen, 1970) - Kermadec Trench
 * Hyalopecten mireilleae Dijkstra, 1995 - Eastern New Caledonia to the New Hebrides
 * Hyalopecten neoceanicus (Dall, 1908) - Eastern Pacific coast from Oregon to northern Peru, including the Galapagos Islands
 * Hyalopecten profundicola (Okutani, 1962) - Aogashima Island, Japan
 * Hyalopecten pudicus (E. A. Smith, 1885) - Northern Atlantic to the Antarctic
 * = fragilis Jeffreys, 1876
 * = undatus Verrill & Smith in Verrill, 1885
 * = dilectus Verrill & Bush in Verrill, 1898


 * Hyalopecten strigillatus (Dall, 1889) - Gulf of Mexico to northern Brazil
 * Hyalopecten tydemani (Dijkstra, 1990) - Indonesia