Placopecten magellanicus
Species of bivalve / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with bay scallop.
Placopecten magellanicus, previously listed as Pecten tenuicostatus and as Pecten grandis[2] and once referred to as the "giant scallop", common names Atlantic deep-sea scallop, deep sea scallop, North Atlantic sea scallop, American sea scallop, Atlantic sea scallop, or sea scallop,[3] is a commercially important pectinid bivalve mollusk native to the northwest Atlantic Ocean.[4]
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Placopecten magellanicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Pectinida |
Family: | Pectinidae |
Genus: | Placopecten |
Species: | P. magellanicus |
Binomial name | |
Placopecten magellanicus | |
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