| Pecten maximus | |
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| Two beachworn upper (flat) valves of Pecten maximus from Wales | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreoida |
| Suborder: | Pectinina |
| Superfamily: | Pectinoidea |
| Family: | Pectinidae |
| Genus: | Pecten |
| Species: | P. maximus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pecten maximus |
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Pecten 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.
This species may in fact be conspecific with Pecten jacobaeus, the "pilgrim's scallop", which has a much more restricted distribution. [1]
The energy corporation Royal Dutch Shell derives its highly recognizable logo from this species.
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