Atlantic deep-sea scallop
Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin, 1791)
Names
| English | Atlantic deep-sea scallop |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Amerikaanse grote mantel |
| Spanish | — |
| Chinese | 麦哲伦板扇贝 |
| Scientific name | Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin, 1791) |
About this species
Placopecten magellanicus, previously listed as Pecten tenuicostatus and Pecten grandis, once referred to as the "giant scallop", and commonly known as the Atlantic deep-sea scallop, deep sea scallop, North Atlantic sea scallop, American sea scallop, Atlantic sea scallop, or sea scallop, is a commercially important pectinid bivalve mollusk native to the northwest Atlantic Ocean.
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Placopecten magellanicus, anteriormente catalogado como Pecten tenuicostatus y como Pecten grandis y conocido en el pasado como la «vieira gigante», nombres comunes vieira de aguas profundas del Atlántico, vieira de aguas profundas, vieira de mar del Atlántico Norte, vieira de mar americana, vieira de mar atlántica o vieira de mar, es un molusco bivalvo pectínido de importancia comercial originario del noroeste del océano Atlántico.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Bivalvia |
| Order | Pectinida |
| Family | Pectinidae |
| Genus | Placopecten |
