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Great Scallop

Pecten maximus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 564, February 416, March 653, April 1,027, May 1,480, June 1,614, July 1,727, August 1,485, September 1,090, October 814, November 445, December 348.
United States11,663
Alaska11,663
United Kingdom248
Portugal220
Spain158
England156
France131
FARO97
Andalucía78
COIMBRA74

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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