Great scallop
A species of Pecten, Also known as St James shell Scientific name : Pecten maximus Genus : Pecten
Great scallop, A species of Pecten
Also known as:
St James shell
Botanical name: Pecten maximus
Genus: Pecten
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Description
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.This is the type species of the genus.This species may be conspecific with Pecten jacobaeus, the pilgrim's scallop, which has a much more restricted distribution.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Molluscs Class
Bivalve shell Order
Scallops and allies Family
Scallop Genus
Pecten Species
Great scallop 
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