Pecten (bivalve) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pecten (bivalve) |
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| Two beachworn upper valves of Pecten maximus from Wales | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinida |
| Family: | Pectinidae |
| Genus: | Pecten O. F. Müller, 1776 |
Pecten is a genus of large scallops or saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae. This is the type genus of the family. Pecten have lived since the Triassic Era and swim by flopping their shells.
The name "Pecten" is the Latin word for a comb or rake.
Shell petroleum company has used its logo with a shell since 1904.
Species
Species in the genus Pecten include:
- Pecten maximus - the great scallop, which species may also include Pecten jacobaeus
- Pecten novaezealandiae - New Zealand scallop
- Pecten sulcicostatus Sowerby II, 1842 - South African scallop
- Pecten yessoensis - Japanese (sea) scallop
Images for kids
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Fossil shells of Pecten nigromagnus from Pliocene of Italy
See also
In Spanish: Pecten (animal) para niños
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