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Pilgrim's Scallop

Pecten jacobaeus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in France.January 11, February 5, March 6, April 16, May 4, June 5, July 0, August 6, September 2, October 7, November 4, December 7.
France73
Occitanie56
Italy41
Spain37
Nord-Est23
Greece19
Andalucía17
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur17
Comunitat Valenciana13
Croatia11

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.From its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassBivalves · Bivalvia
OrderScallops and Allies · Pectinida
FamilyScallops · Pectinidae
GenusPecten

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