Pecten maximus, common names the great scallop, king scallop, St James shell or escallop, is a northeast Atlantic species of scallop, an edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae. This is the type species of the genus. This species may be conspecific with Mediterranean scallop, the pilgrim's scallop, which has a much more restricted distribution.
Great scallop
species of mollusc, also called St James shell
Categories:
Scallop
Also known as:
English:
King scallop
Latin species name:
Pecten maximus
Wikidata ID:
Q1249634
Wikipedia title:
Pecten maximus
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