Queen Scallop

Aequipecten opercularis

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Max Weight

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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

Locations

Norway Mediterranean Sea Monaco Spain Atlantic Ocean East +22 more in Seabook

Colors

white

brown

orange

pink

Habitat and Environment

Mud and Sand

Social Behaviour

Solitary