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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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Count: 7

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Photography ID: 533904
  Adult
Mar de Cobo
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/30/2023
Jorge Iriberri
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Photography ID: 529980
  Adult
Maldonado
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/24/2023
Emilio Lessa
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Photography ID: 527381
  Adult
Isla Escondida
Chubut
Argentina
01/24/2023
Diego Alfonso Rosa
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Photography ID: 501151
 Nueva Atlantis
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/23/2021
Lucas Rubio
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Photography ID: 391394
 Bahía Bustamante
Chubut
Argentina
02/11/2020
Roberto Battaglia
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Photography ID: 133414
  Juvenile
Puerto Madryn
Chubut
Argentina
01/13/2016
Román Montero



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Count: 21



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237946313/10/2025ArgentinaChubutPlaya UniónMarcos Garberoglio
237962811/10/2025ArgentinaChubutÁrea Natural Protegida El DoradilloMarcos Garberoglio
203677702/05/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla GesellMarcos Garberoglio
194837027/11/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta Rasa, Reserva Natural Punta RasaMarcos Augusto Lartigau
176069430/04/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresCosta marina, Mar de CoboJorge Iriberri
176535324/04/2023ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynAdrian Braidotti
174068324/03/2023UruguayMaldonadoPunta del Este., MaldonadoEmilio Lessa
173235524/01/2023ArgentinaChubutIsla EscondidaDiego Alfonso Rosa
154740216/02/2022ArgentinaChubutPuerto MadrynNicolas Olejnik
161313523/01/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresNueva AtlantisLucas Rubio
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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 26/09/2026.