---
title: "Atlantic Calico Scallop"
description: "Argopecten gibbus — Autres animaux. Argopecten gibbus, the Atlantic calico scallop, is a species of medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/atlantic-calico-scallop
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Atlantic Calico Scallop

> Argopecten gibbus — Autres animaux. Argopecten gibbus, the Atlantic calico scallop, is a species of medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.

- Scientific name: *Argopecten gibbus*
- Category: `other` (Autres animaux)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mer et côte)
- iNaturalist observations: 4538
- Wikidata: [Q3017111](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3017111)
- iNaturalist taxon: [214128](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/214128)

## Names

- en: Atlantic Calico Scallop
- es: Almeja cálico del Atlántico

## Countries with the most observations

US (3496), MX (29), KN (21), BS (4), CU (3), PR (3)

## Summary

Argopecten gibbus, the Atlantic calico scallop, is a species of medium-sized edible marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.
This species was once the basis of an important fishery, but in recent years catches have been low.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argopecten_gibbus

## Photo

![Atlantic Calico Scallop](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/atlantic-calico-scallop/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/265771751

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/atlantic-calico-scallop?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).