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Rough Scallop

Lindapecten muscosus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 2, February 2, March 2, April 3, May 2, June 1, July 1, August 1, September 1, October 1, November 2, December 2.
United States1,217
Texas19
Mexico12
North Carolina11
Alabama10
South Carolina7
Yucatan7
Quintana Roo3
Tamaulipas1
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave1

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
GenusLindapecten

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Rough Scallop with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.