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Queen Scallop

Aequipecten opercularis

Classification

The queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) is a medium-sized species of scallop, an edible marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. It is found in the northeast Atlantic and is important in fisheries. Description At about 7 cm (3 in) in size, this is one of the smaller scallop species which are commercially exploited.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 1,444United Kingdom · 766France · 733Spain · 132Italy · 83Germany · 36Belgium · 30