Aequipecten tehuelchus is a species of mussels in the family scallops. They are surficial modifiers. Individuals can grow to 88 mm. They have sexual reproduction. They are facultatively mobileburrowers.
Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
Definition: directly or indirectly modulating the availability of resources to other species, by causing physical state changes in biotic or abiotic materials; modifying, maintaining and/or creating habitats