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Great Scallop

Mollusks

The great scallop, also called the king scallop, St James shell, or escallop, is a species of scallop native to the northeast Atlantic, an edible saltwater clam in the family Pectinidae and the type species of its genus. It may be conspecific with Pecten jacobaeus, the pilgrims scallop, which has a much more restricted distribution.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Filter Feeder 1
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Relationship to People
Farmed or Commercially Raised 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Scientific Name
Pecten maximus 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Bivalvia, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Great Scallop

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Wikidata: Great Scallop
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Pecten maximus
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    Pecten maximus, common names the great scallop, king scallop, St James shell or escallop, is a northeast Atlantic species of scallop, an edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae.
  • article text (diet), EntityId 340837
    They are filter feeders, which extract particles from the surrounding water via a feeding current, which is drawn by cilia across the gills, where the food particles are trapped then taken to the mouth in a stream of mucous.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 340837
    It is believed that some natural stocks are showing indications of over exploitation resulting in strict enforcement of fisheries legislation and by the development of stock enhancement practices.
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2. Wikipedia: Pecten maximus
WikipediaWikidata Q1249634 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Great Scallop
  • In Biome: Marine, Introduction
  • Child Taxon Of: Bivalvia, Wikidata P171
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