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Queen Scallop

Aequipecten opercularis

Seabook: Queen Scallop

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Max Weight

Max Depth

40 m

Description

Aequipecten opercularis is a medium-sized species of scallop, an edible marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. Description At about 7 cm in size, this is one of the smaller scallop species which are commercially exploited. The shell of this species is sometimes quite colourful, and it is... Read more in Seabook

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Colors

white
brown
orange
pink

Habitat and Environment

Mud and Sand

Social Behaviour

Solitary