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Queen scallop

Aequipecten opercularis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,210, February 893, March 1,400, April 2,202, May 3,175, June 3,462, July 3,705, August 3,186, September 2,339, October 1,746, November 954, December 746.
United States25,022
Alaska25,017
United Kingdom110
France88
Spain78
Occitanie56
Italy43
Scotland37
England34
Netherlands33

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
GenusAequipecten

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