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Family: Pectinidae scallops



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309 species (see list below)
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Pecten dorotheae
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Pecten erythraeensis
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Pecten eucymatus
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Pecten excavatus
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Max. Length 9.3 cm SHL
 
Pecten fumatus
[]

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Eastern Atlantic and Medi
Max. Length 25 cm SHL
Pecten jacobaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Pecten jacobaeus
[Great mediterranean scallop]
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Pecten jocobaeus
[]

Photo by Scott, Sue

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 17 cm SHD
Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Pecten maximus
[Great Atlantic scallop]
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Pecten meridionalis
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Max. Length 14 cm ShL
 
Pecten novaezelandiae
[Scallop]
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Pecten oweni
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Pecten raoulensis
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Pecten raveneli
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Pecten sinensis
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Pecten sulcicostatus
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Pecten tricarinatus
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Pecten waikikius
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Pacific Ocean.

Pedum spondyloideum (Gmelin, 1791)

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Pedum spondyloideum
[Iridescent clam]

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Western Central Pacific a
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin, 1791)

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Placopecten magellanicus
[Deep sea scallop]
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Protopecten glaber
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Pseudamussium challengeri
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Mediterranean Sea and Eas
Max. Length 4 cm SHL
Pseudamussium clavatum (Poli, 1795)

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Pseudamussium clavatum
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Pseudamussium peslutrae
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Pseudamussium septemradiatum
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Pseudamussium sulcatum
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Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Pseudohinnites adamsi
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Pseudohinnites levii
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Psychrochlamys delicatula subantarctica
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Scaeochlamys lemniscata
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Scaeochlamys livida
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Semipallium amicum
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Semipallium barnetti
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Semipallium coruscans
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Semipallium dianae
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Semipallium dringi
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Semipallium flavicans
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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm SHL
Semipallium fulvicostatum (Adams & Reeve, 1850)

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Semipallium fulvicostatum
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Semipallium rapanense
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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SHL
Semipallium tigris (Lamarck, 1819)

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Semipallium tigris
[Tiger scallop]
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Serratovola gardineri
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Serratovola rubicunda
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Sinepecten segonzaci
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Spathochlamys benedicti
[Yellow-spot scallop]
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Spathochlamys vestalis
[Blotchy scallop]
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Talochlamys consociata
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Talochlamys dichroa
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Talochlamys gemmulata
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Talochlamys gladysiae
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Talochlamys multicolor
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Mediterranean Sea

Talochlamys multistriata (Poli, 1795)

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Talochlamys multistriata
[Dwarf fan shell]
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Talochlamys pulleineana
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Talochlamys pusio
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Talochlamys zelandiae
[Fan shell]
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Veprichlamys kiwaensis
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Northwest Pacific

Volachlamys hirasei (Bavay, 1904)

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Volachlamys hirasei
[Hirase's scallop]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm ShL
Volachlamys singaporina (Sowerby, 1842)

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Volachlamys singaporina
[Singapore scallop]
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Ylistrum balloti
[]

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Southwest Pacific

Zygochlamys delicatula (Hutton, 1873)

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Zygochlamys delicatula
[Delicate scallop]
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Max. Length 7.8 cm SHL
 
Zygochlamys patagonica
[Patagonean scallop]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pecten dorotheae Western Indian Ocean 1907
Pecten erythraeensis Western Indian Ocean 1842
Pecten eucymatus Western Indian Ocean
Pecten excavatus Northwest Pacific 1839
Pecten fumatus Indo-West Pacific 9.3 SHL 1852
Pecten jacobaeus Great mediterranean scallop Eastern Atlantic and Medi 25 SHL 1758
Pecten jocobaeus Mediterranean Sea 1758
Pecten maximus Great Atlantic scallop Eastern Atlantic and the 17 SHD 1758
Pecten meridionalis Eastern Indian Ocean
Pecten novaezelandiae Scallop Southwest Pacific 14 ShL
Pecten oweni Southwest Pacific 1884
Pecten raoulensis Southwest Pacific 1958
Pecten raveneli Southwest Pacific 1898
Pecten sinensis Northwest Pacific 1842
Pecten sulcicostatus Northwest Pacific
Pecten tricarinatus Indo-Pacific 1839
Pecten waikikius Eastern Central Pacific 1938
Pedum spondyloideum Iridescent clam Pacific Ocean. 1791
Placopecten magellanicus Deep sea scallop Western Central Pacific a 20 TL 1791
Protopecten glaber Mediterranean Sea 1758
Pseudamussium challengeri Southwest Pacific 1891
Pseudamussium clavatum Mediterranean Sea and Eas 4 SHL 1795
Pseudamussium peslutrae Northeast Atlantic and th 1771
Pseudamussium septemradiatum Northeast Atlantic and th 1776
Pseudamussium sulcatum Northeast Atlantic and th 1776
Pseudohinnites adamsi Western Atlantic. 3 DL 1886
Pseudohinnites levii Pacific Ocean. 1989
Psychrochlamys delicatula subantarctica Southwest Pacific 1916
Scaeochlamys lemniscata Southwest Pacific 1853
Scaeochlamys livida Indo-West Pacific. 1819
Semipallium amicum Western Central Pacific. 1885
Semipallium barnetti Western Central Pacific 1988
Semipallium coruscans Southwest Pacific 1845
Semipallium dianae Western Central Pacific 1979
Semipallium dringi Western Central Pacific 1853
Semipallium flavicans Western Central Pacific 1758
Semipallium fulvicostatum Indo-Pacific 50 SHL 1850
Semipallium rapanense Pacific Ocean 1905
Semipallium tigris Tiger scallop Western Central Pacific 6 SHL 1819
Serratovola gardineri Western Central Pacific 1903
Serratovola rubicunda Western Central Pacific 1843
Sinepecten segonzaci Western Pacific.
Spathochlamys benedicti Yellow-spot scallop Western Atlantic. 2.5 DL 1897
Spathochlamys vestalis Blotchy scallop Eastern Pacific 1853
Talochlamys consociata Southwest Pacific 1915
Talochlamys dichroa Southwest Pacific 1909
Talochlamys gemmulata Southwest Pacific 1853
Talochlamys gladysiae Western Central Pacific 1888
Talochlamys multicolor Antarctic Atlantic and So 1907
Talochlamys multistriata Dwarf fan shell Mediterranean Sea 1795
Talochlamys pulleineana Southwest Pacific 1887
Talochlamys pusio Mediterranean Sea. 1758
Talochlamys zelandiae Fan shell Southwest Pacific 1843
Veprichlamys kiwaensis Western Pacific 1933
Volachlamys hirasei Hirase's scallop Northwest Pacific 1904
Volachlamys singaporina Singapore scallop Indo-West Pacific 6 ShL 1842
Ylistrum balloti Indo-West Pacific 1861
Zygochlamys delicatula Delicate scallop Southwest Pacific 1873
Zygochlamys patagonica Patagonean scallop Southeast Pacific, Southw 7.8 SHL



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