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Family: Pectinidae scallops (See list of species below)

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107 species in Pacific, Western Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Amusium japonicum [Saucer scallop]	Amusium pleuronectes [Asian moon scallop]	No picture found Anguipecten lamberti [Bivalves]
No picture found Anguipecten pacificus []	No picture found Anguipecten picturatus []	Anguipecten superbus []
Annachlamys flabellata [Leopard scallop]	No picture found Annachlamys histrionica []	No picture found Annachlamys iredalei []
No picture found Annachlamys macassarensis [Macassar scallop]	No picture found Annachlamys reevei []	No picture found Annachlamys striatula []
No picture found Bractechlamys aurantiaca []	No picture found Bractechlamys elegans []	Bractechlamys nodulifera []
No picture found Bractechlamys oweni []	No picture found Bractechlamys schmeltzii []	Bractechlamys vexillum [Distant scallop]
No picture found Chlamys acroporicola []	No picture found Chlamys coruscans []	No picture found Chlamys cristularis []
No picture found Chlamys cruentata []	No picture found Chlamys gloriosa []	No picture found Chlamys jousseaumi []
No picture found Chlamys lentiginosa []	No picture found Chlamys madreporara []	No picture found Chlamys mollita []
No picture found Chlamys pelseneeri []	No picture found Chlamys porphyra []	Chlamys squamata [Scaly Pacific scallop]
No picture found Chlamys valdecostata []	No picture found Ciclopecten fluctuatus []	No picture found Complicachlamys wardiana []
No picture found Coralichlamys madreporarum []	No picture found Cryptopectan inaequivalvis []	No picture found Cryptopectan oweni []
No picture found Cryptopecten bullatus []	No picture found Cryptopecten madreporarum []	No picture found Cryptopecten nux []
Decatopecten amiculum [Cloak scallop]	No picture found Decatopecten nux []	No picture found Decatopecten plica [Plica scallop]
No picture found Decatopecten plicus []	Decatopecten radula [Flatribbed scallop]	Decatopecten striatum []
No picture found Delectopecten alcocki []	No picture found Delectopecten musorstomi []	No picture found Dentamussium obliteratum []
Euvola ziczac [Zigzag scallop]	Excellichlamys histrionica []	Excellichlamys spectabilis [Spectacular scallop]
No picture found Excellichlamys xishaensis []	No picture found Exichlamys histronica []	No picture found Glorichlamys elegantissima []
No picture found Glorichlamys quadrilirata []	Gloripallium pallium [Royal cloak scallop]	No picture found Gloripallium speciosum []
No picture found Haumea minuta []	No picture found Haumea rehderi []	No picture found Hemipecten forbesianus []
No picture found Juxtamusium coudeini []	No picture found Juxtamusium maldivense []	No picture found Laevichlamys aliae []
No picture found Laevichlamys andamanica []	Laevichlamys cuneata []	Laevichlamys deliciosa []
No picture found Laevichlamys lemniscata []	No picture found Laevichlamys limatula []	No picture found Laevichlamys mollita []
No picture found Laevichlamys multisqualida []	Laevichlamys squamosa [Squamose scallop]	No picture found Laevichlamys wilhelminae []
Mimachlamys albolineata []	No picture found Mimachlamys cloacata []	No picture found Mimachlamys gloriosa []
Mimachlamys lentiginosa []	Mimachlamys sanguinea [Senatorial scallop]	Minnivola pyxidata [Box scallop]
No picture found Mirapecten mirificus []	No picture found Mirapecten molluccensis []	Mirapecten moluccensis []
Mirapecten rastellum []	No picture found Palliolum minutulum []	No picture found Pascahinnites coruscans []
Pecten albicans []	No picture found Pecten excavatus []	No picture found Pecten fumatus []
No picture found Pecten raoulensis []	No picture found Pecten tricarinatus []	Pedum spondyloideum [Iridescent clam]
Placopecten magellanicus [Deep sea scallop]	No picture found Pseudohinnites levii []	No picture found Scaeochlamys livida []
No picture found Semipallium amicum []	No picture found Semipallium barnetti []	No picture found Semipallium dianae []
No picture found Semipallium dringi []	No picture found Semipallium flavicans []	Semipallium fulvicostatum []
Semipallium tigris [Tiger scallop]	No picture found Serratovola gardineri []	No picture found Serratovola rubicunda []
No picture found Sinepecten segonzaci []	No picture found Talochlamys gladysiae []	No picture found Talochlamys pulleineana []
Volachlamys singaporina [Singapore scallop]	No picture found Ylistrum balloti []

107 Species of Family Pectinidae
(scallops)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Amusium japonicum	Saucer scallop	Indo-West Pacific.	14 ShL
Amusium pleuronectes	Asian moon scallop	Indo-West Pacific	10 ShL
Anguipecten lamberti	Bivalves	Western and Central Pacif
Anguipecten pacificus		Pacific Ocean
Anguipecten picturatus		Indo-Pacific.
Anguipecten superbus		Indo-Pacific.	6.5 SHH
Annachlamys flabellata	Leopard scallop	Indo-West Pacific.	10 ShL
Annachlamys histrionica		Indo-Pacific
Annachlamys iredalei		Southern Pacific
Annachlamys macassarensis	Macassar scallop	Western Pacific.	5 SHH
Annachlamys reevei		Western Central Pacific	4 SHL
Annachlamys striatula		Western Central Pacific
Bractechlamys aurantiaca		Western Pacific.
Bractechlamys elegans		Western Pacific.
Bractechlamys nodulifera		Western Central Pacific
Bractechlamys oweni		Western Central Pacific
Bractechlamys schmeltzii		Western Pacific.
Bractechlamys vexillum	Distant scallop	Western Central Pacific.	6 SHH
Chlamys acroporicola		Western Pacific.
Chlamys coruscans		Atlantic, Indian, and Pac
Chlamys cristularis		Western Pacific
Chlamys cruentata		Indo-Pacific
Chlamys gloriosa		Western Pacific.
Chlamys jousseaumi		Western Pacific
Chlamys lentiginosa		Western Central Pacific	50 SHL
Chlamys madreporara		Western Pacific.
Chlamys mollita		Western Central Pacific
Chlamys pelseneeri		Western Pacific.
Chlamys porphyra		Western Pacific.
Chlamys squamata	Scaly Pacific scallop	Indo-West Pacific	7.5 SHH
Chlamys valdecostata		Northwest Pacific
Ciclopecten fluctuatus		Indo-Pacific. Tropical t
Complicachlamys wardiana		Western Central Pacific
Coralichlamys madreporarum		Western Central Pacific
Cryptopectan inaequivalvis		Indo-West Pacific
Cryptopectan oweni		Western Pacific
Cryptopecten bullatus		Indo-Pacific.
Cryptopecten madreporarum		Western Central Pacific
Cryptopecten nux		Indo-Pacific
Decatopecten amiculum	Cloak scallop	Indo-West Pacific	6 SHL
Decatopecten nux		Western Central Pacific
Decatopecten plica	Plica scallop	Indo-West Pacific.
Decatopecten plicus		Indo-West Pacific
Decatopecten radula	Flatribbed scallop	Indo-West Pacific	9.5 SHL
Decatopecten striatum		Western Pacific.
Delectopecten alcocki		Western Central Pacific
Delectopecten musorstomi		Western Pacific.
Dentamussium obliteratum		Western Central Pacific
Euvola ziczac	Zigzag scallop	Western Atlantic and West	9 SHL
Excellichlamys histrionica		Indo-West Pacific.
Excellichlamys spectabilis	Spectacular scallop	Indo-Pacific.
Excellichlamys xishaensis		Western Pacific
Exichlamys histronica		Western Central Pacific
Glorichlamys elegantissima		Indo-Pacific.
Glorichlamys quadrilirata		Western Pacific.
Gloripallium pallium	Royal cloak scallop	Indo-Pacific	11 SHL
Gloripallium speciosum		Western Central Pacific	5 SHH
Haumea minuta		Central Pacific
Haumea rehderi		Central Pacific
Hemipecten forbesianus		Indo-West Pacific. Tropi
Juxtamusium coudeini		Western Central Pacific
Juxtamusium maldivense		Western Central Pacific
Laevichlamys aliae		Western Central Pacific
Laevichlamys andamanica		Western Central Pacific
Laevichlamys cuneata		Indo-Pacific.
Laevichlamys deliciosa		Western Central Pacific
Laevichlamys lemniscata		Indo-Pacific.	1.66 TL
Laevichlamys limatula		Western Central Pacific
Laevichlamys mollita		Western Central Pacific
Laevichlamys multisqualida		Western Central Pacific
Laevichlamys squamosa	Squamose scallop	Indo-Pacific.	5 SHL
Laevichlamys wilhelminae		Central Pacific
Mimachlamys albolineata		Western Pacific.
Mimachlamys cloacata		Western Central Pacific
Mimachlamys gloriosa		Western Central Pacific
Mimachlamys lentiginosa		Western Central Pacific
Mimachlamys sanguinea	Senatorial scallop	Indo-West Pacific	8 SHH
Minnivola pyxidata	Box scallop	Indo-West Pacific	5 ShL
Mirapecten mirificus		Indo-Pacific.	4.5 SHL
Mirapecten molluccensis		Western Central Pacific
Mirapecten moluccensis		Western Central Pacific
Mirapecten rastellum		Western Central Pacific	5 SHL
Palliolum minutulum		Western Central Pacific
Pascahinnites coruscans		Indo-Pacific.
Pecten albicans		Western Pacific.
Pecten excavatus		Northwest Pacific
Pecten fumatus		Indo-West Pacific	9.3 SHL
Pecten raoulensis		Southwest Pacific
Pecten tricarinatus		Indo-Pacific
Pedum spondyloideum	Iridescent clam	Pacific Ocean.
Placopecten magellanicus	Deep sea scallop	Western Central Pacific a	20 TL
Pseudohinnites levii		Pacific Ocean.
Scaeochlamys livida		Indo-West Pacific.
Semipallium amicum		Western Central Pacific.
Semipallium barnetti		Western Central Pacific
Semipallium dianae		Western Central Pacific
Semipallium dringi		Western Central Pacific
Semipallium flavicans		Western Central Pacific
Semipallium fulvicostatum		Indo-Pacific	50 SHL
Semipallium tigris	Tiger scallop	Western Central Pacific	6 SHL
Serratovola gardineri		Western Central Pacific
Serratovola rubicunda		Western Central Pacific
Sinepecten segonzaci		Western Pacific.
Talochlamys gladysiae		Western Central Pacific
Talochlamys pulleineana		Southwest Pacific
Volachlamys singaporina	Singapore scallop	Indo-West Pacific	6 ShL
Ylistrum balloti		Indo-West Pacific

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