Sealife guideThe great atlantic scallopPecten maximus

Last updated on 12/08/2024 at 02:09 PM

Taxonomy

Common name: Great atlantic scallop, king scallop, great scallop, St James shell
French name: Coquille Saint-Jacques
Spanish name: Concha de santiago,concha de peregrino
Scientific name: Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family name: Pectinidae
Order name: Pectinida
Class name: The bivalves and clams [Bivalvia]

The great atlantic scallop (Pecten maximus) © Jeremy Brown | Dreamstime.com

Within the same family

Giant rock scallop
(Crassadoma gigantea)

Spiny pink scallop
(Chlamys hastata)

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