Pecten grandis
Pecten grandis
Classification
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Pectinida
- Family
- Pectinidae
Placopecten magellanicus, previously listed as Pecten tenuicostatus and Pecten grandis, once referred to as the "giant scallop", and commonly known as the Atlantic deep-sea scallop, deep sea scallop, North Atlantic sea scallop, American sea scallop, Atlantic sea scallop, or sea scallop, is a commercially important pectinid bivalve mollusk native to the northwest Atlantic Ocean. Description The shell has a classic form, with smooth shell and edges, unlike Pecten maximus (common name the "great scallop" or "king scallop") which has flutes and scalloped edges; size is around 80 millimetres…
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Placopecten magellanicus, anteriormente catalogado como Pecten tenuicostatus y como Pecten grandis y conocido en el pasado como la «vieira gigante», nombres comunes vieira de aguas profundas del Atlántico, vieira de aguas profundas, vieira de mar del Atlántico Norte, vieira de mar americana, vieira de mar atlántica o vieira de mar, es un molusco bivalvo pectínido de importancia comercial originario del noroeste del océano Atlántico. Descripción La concha tiene una forma clásica, con la concha y los bordes lisos, a diferencia del Pecten maximus (nombre común de la «gran vieira» o «vieira…
Distribution
Sources and credits
DescriptionPlacopecten magellanicus, Wikipedia contributorsMore from the same family
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