Placopecten magellanicus, previously listed as Pecten tenuicostatus and as Pecten grandis and once referred to as the "giant scallop", common names Atlantic deep-sea scallop, deep sea scallop, North Atlantic sea scallop, American sea scallop, Atlantic sea scallop, or sea scallop, is a commercially important pectinid bivalve mollusk native to the northwest Atlantic Ocean.
Atlantic deep-sea scallop
Atlantic deep-sea scallop is a commercially important pectinid bivalve mollusk native to the northwest Atlantic Ocean.
Categories:
Scallop
Also known as:
English:
Sea scallopDeep sea scallopNorth Atlantic sea scallopAmerican sea scallopAtlantic sea scallop
Latin species name:
Placopecten magellanicus
Wikidata ID:
Q3016926
Wikipedia title:
Placopecten magellanicus
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