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New Zealand Scallop

Pecten novaezelandiae

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 23, February 34, March 25, April 49, May 24, June 31, July 23, August 10, September 34, October 42, November 25, December 27.
New Zealand347
Auckland Region108
Northland Region56
Waikato Region50
Wellington Region33
Bay of Plenty Region32
Tasman Region25
Manawatu-Wanganui Region17
Southland Region10
Canterbury Region7

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

Sources

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