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Aequipecten tehuelchus

Aequipecten tehuelchus

(d´Orbigny, 1842)
Vieira Tehuelche

Family: Pectinidae
Order: Ostreoida
Class: Bivalvia
Phylum / Division: Mollusca
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Chlamys tehuelchus.





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Aequipecten tehuelchus is a species of bivalves belonging to the family Pectinidae.

The species is found in South America. Its shell changes shape and size in three different stages throughout its lifetime: spat, juvenile, and adult.

Source: Wikipedia, article Aequipecten tehuelchus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 9099
  Juvenile

Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
01/18/2009
Nicolas Olejnik



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
154740216/02/2022ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynNicolas Olejnik
140918504/01/2020ArgentinaRío NegroPuerto San Antonio Este- Area natural protegidaNicolas Olejnik
140941819/04/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresSanta Clara del MarNicolas Olejnik
78658422/07/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar del PlataNicolas Olejnik
67099208/01/2018ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynNicolas Olejnik
141233321/07/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta RasaNicolas Olejnik
1956718/01/2009ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynNicolas Olejnik
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Aequipecten tehuelchus – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 25/09/2026.