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Patagonian scallop

Zygochlamys patagonica

Classification

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…

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Chile · 151Argentina · 6United Kingdom · 3