Placopecten
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Placopecten is a genus of molluscs in the family Pectinidae
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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...
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Species
- Placopecten magellanicusPlacopecten magellanicusPlacopecten magellanicus, the Atlantic sea scallop, is a commercially important Pectinid bivalve mollusk native to the western Atlantic Ocean. -Description:...
(Gmelin, 1791) — Atlantic deep-sea scallop