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Great Mediterranean Scallop (Pecten jacobaeus)
Invertebrateverified

Pecten jacobaeus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Great Mediterranean Scallop

Also known as: Great Scallop, Pilgrim Mussel, Pilgrim's Scallop, St.james's Scallop

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Bivalvia

Order

Pectinida

Family

Pectinidae

Where to find it

rare

Cyprus

Other species in Pectinidae

Atlantic Calico Scallop (Argopecten gibbus)

Argopecten gibbus

Atlantic Calico Scallop

Flexuous Scallop (Flexopecten flexuosus)

Flexopecten flexuosus

Flexuous Scallop

Club Scallop (Pseudamussium clavatum)

Pseudamussium clavatum

Club Scallop

Sentis Scallop (Caribachlamys sentis)

Caribachlamys sentis

Sentis Scallop

Tinted Scallop (Talochlamys multistriata)

Talochlamys multistriata

Tinted Scallop

Antillean Scallop (Antillipecten antillarum)

Antillipecten antillarum

Antillean Scallop

Hyaline Scallop (Flexopecten hyalinus)

Flexopecten hyalinus

Hyaline Scallop

Palliolum incomparabile

Palliolum incomparabile

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