Pecten (bivalve)
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Pecten is a genus of large scallops or saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. This is the type genus of the family.
Pecten (bivalve)
Fossil shells of Pecten nigromagnus from Pliocene of Italy
Scallop
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Scallop is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related families within the superfamily Pectinoidea, which also includes the thorny oysters.
Scallop
A live opened scallop showing the internal anatomy: The pale orange circular part is the adductor muscle; the darker orange curved part is the "coral", a culinary term for the ovary or roe.
Fossil scallop Chlamys with encrusters; Nicosia Formation (Pliocene) of Cyprus
Bractechlamys vexillum