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Patinopecten caurinus
Patinopecten caurinus (Gould, 1850)
Giant Pacific sea scallop
Weathervane scallop
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Family:  Pectinidae (scallops)
Max. size:  28 cm SHL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 15 years
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 2 - 300 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: From Pribilof Islands, Alaska to Point Sur, California, USA. Temperate to boreal.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in small depressions on sandy-gravely substrates (Ref. 95344).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from Pribilof Islands (Ref. 114299) to southeastern Alaska and westward to the Gulf of Alaska (Ref. 61719). Extends to Amchitka Pass and also known from St. Lawrence Island at 62°N (Ref. 114306). Also in Ref. 95344. C: Refs. 389, 390, 61719, 114304, 114306; R: Ref. 95344.

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