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Pecten (bivalve)
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Pecten is a genus
of large scallop
s or saltwater clams, marine
bivalve mollusks in the family
Pectinidae
, the scallops.
This is the type genus
of the family.
The name "Pecten" is the Latin word for a comb
or rake
. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Pecten
Since 1904 a Pecten shell has been used as the basis of the logo of Shell
petroleum company.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of large scallop
Scallop
A scallop is a marine bivalve mollusk of the family Pectinidae. Scallops are a cosmopolitan family, found in all of the world's oceans. Many scallops are highly prized as a food source...
s or saltwater clams, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
bivalve mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Pectinidae
Pectinidae
The Pectinidae are a family of bivalve mollusks including the scallop and closely related to the clam and oyster. They are hermaphrodite, and the male gonads mature first. Pectinidae can live attached by means of a filament they secrete, or are simply recumbent. Their valves can propel them...
, the scallops.
Type genus
In biological classification, a type genus is a representative genus, as with regard to a biological family. The term and concept is used much more often and much more formally in zoology than it is in botany, and the definition is dependent on the nomenclatural Code that applies:* In zoological...
of the family.
The name "Pecten" is the Latin word for a comb
Comb
A comb is a toothed device used in hair care for straightening and cleaning hair or other fibres. Combs are among the oldest tools found by archaeologists...
or rake
Rake
Rake may refer to:* Rake , a horticultural implement, a long-handled tool with tines* Rake or hay rake, a farm implement* Rake or castor angle – various fork offset angles in bicycle and motorcycle geometry...
. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Pecten
Since 1904 a Pecten shell has been used as the basis of the logo of Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...
petroleum company.
Species
Species in the genus Pecten include- Pecten maximusPecten maximusPecten maximus, common name the "great scallop" or "king scallop", is a species of scallop, an edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.This is the type species of the genus....
- the great scallop, which species may also include Pecten jacobaeusPecten jacobaeusPecten jacobaeus is a species of scallop, an edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.This species appears to be endemic to the Mediterranean Sea, but it may in fact be conspecific with Pecten maximus, the great scallop, which has a larger distribution... - Pecten novaezealandiaePecten novaezealandiaePecten novaezealandiae, or the New Zealand scallop, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Pectinidae.-Distribution:Pecten novaezealandiae is endemic to New Zealand. It is found in the North Island, South Island, Stewart Island, and the Chatham Islands.-Habitat:Pecten novaezealandiae is found in sand,...
- New Zealand scallop - Pecten sulcicostatus Sowerby II, 1842 - South African scallop
- Pecten yessoensis - Japanese (sea) scallop