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Family: Pectinidae scallops (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Anguipecten gregoryi []	No picture found Anguipecten lamberti [Bivalves]	No picture found Anguipecten pacificus []
Anguipecten superbus []	Argopecten irradians [Atlantic Bay scallop]	Argopecten purpuratus [Peruvian calico scallop]
Argopecten ventricosus [Pacific calico scallop]	No picture found Bractechlamys langfordi []	No picture found Chlamys coruscans []
Chlamys hastata [Spiny scallop]	Chlamys lowei []	Chlamys rubida [Reddish scallop]
No picture found Ciclopecten fluctuatus []	No picture found Crassadoma gigantea [Giant rock-scallop]	No picture found Crassedoma giganteum [Rock scallop]
No picture found Cryptopecten bernardi []	No picture found Cryptopecten bullatus []	No picture found Cryptopecten nux []
Decatopecten radula [Flatribbed scallop]	No picture found Delectopecten vancouverensis [Vancouver scallop]	No picture found Delectopecten vitreus [Vitreous scallop]
Excellichlamys spectabilis [Spectacular scallop]	No picture found Glorichlamys elegantissima []	Gloripallium pallium [Royal cloak scallop]
No picture found Gloripallium spiniferum []	No picture found Haumea juddi [Judd's scallop]	No picture found Haumea loxoides []
No picture found Haumea minuta []	No picture found Haumea rehderi []	Laevichlamys cuneata []
No picture found Laevichlamys kauaiensis []	Laevichlamys squamosa [Squamose scallop]	No picture found Laevichlamys wilhelminae []
No picture found Lamellipecten aduncus []	No picture found Leopecten sericeus [Silken scallop]	No picture found Mimachlamys erycina []
No picture found Mirapecten boutetorum []	No picture found Mirapecten mirificus []	No picture found Nodipecten subnodosus [Giant lions-paw]
No picture found Pascahinnites coruscans []	No picture found Pascahinnites pasca []	No picture found Patinopecten caurinus [Giant Pacific sea scallop]
No picture found Pecten diomedeus []	No picture found Pecten waikikius []	Pedum spondyloideum [Iridescent clam]
No picture found Pseudohinnites levii []	Semipallium fulvicostatum []	No picture found Semipallium rapanense []

48 Species of Family Pectinidae
(scallops)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Anguipecten gregoryi		Eastern Central Pacific
Anguipecten lamberti	Bivalves	Western and Central Pacif
Anguipecten pacificus		Pacific Ocean
Anguipecten superbus		Indo-Pacific.	6.5 SHH
Argopecten irradians	Atlantic Bay scallop	Western Atlantic	7.5 SHL
Argopecten purpuratus	Peruvian calico scallop	Southeast Pacific	12 ShL
Argopecten ventricosus	Pacific calico scallop	Eastern Pacific	10 SHL
Bractechlamys langfordi		Eastern Central Pacific
Chlamys coruscans		Atlantic, Indian, and Pac
Chlamys hastata	Spiny scallop	Northeast Pacific and Nor	8.3 SHH
Chlamys lowei		Eastern Pacific and North
Chlamys rubida	Reddish scallop	Arctic, Northeast Pacific	7 SHD
Ciclopecten fluctuatus		Indo-Pacific. Tropical t
Crassadoma gigantea	Giant rock-scallop	Northeast Pacific	25 SHH
Crassedoma giganteum	Rock scallop	Eastern Pacific	20 SHD
Cryptopecten bernardi		Eastern Central Pacific
Cryptopecten bullatus		Indo-Pacific.
Cryptopecten nux		Indo-Pacific
Decatopecten radula	Flatribbed scallop	Indo-West Pacific	9.5 SHL
Delectopecten vancouverensis	Vancouver scallop	Northeast Pacific and Nor	0.6 SHL
Delectopecten vitreus	Vitreous scallop	Eastern Pacific, Atlantic	2 SHH
Excellichlamys spectabilis	Spectacular scallop	Indo-Pacific.
Glorichlamys elegantissima		Indo-Pacific.
Gloripallium pallium	Royal cloak scallop	Indo-Pacific	11 SHL
Gloripallium spiniferum		Eastern Central Pacific
Haumea juddi	Judd's scallop	Eastern Central Pacific
Haumea loxoides		Eastern Central Pacific
Haumea minuta		Central Pacific
Haumea rehderi		Central Pacific
Laevichlamys cuneata		Indo-Pacific.
Laevichlamys kauaiensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Laevichlamys squamosa	Squamose scallop	Indo-Pacific.	5 SHL
Laevichlamys wilhelminae		Central Pacific
Lamellipecten aduncus		Eastern Central Pacific
Leopecten sericeus	Silken scallop	Eastern Pacific. Subtrop
Mimachlamys erycina		Eastern Central Pacific
Mirapecten boutetorum		Eastern Central Pacific
Mirapecten mirificus		Indo-Pacific.	4.5 SHL
Nodipecten subnodosus	Giant lions-paw	Eastern Pacific.
Pascahinnites coruscans		Indo-Pacific.
Pascahinnites pasca		Eastern Pacific
Patinopecten caurinus	Giant Pacific sea scallop	Eastern Pacific	28 SHL
Pecten diomedeus		Eastern Central Pacific
Pecten waikikius		Eastern Central Pacific
Pedum spondyloideum	Iridescent clam	Pacific Ocean.
Pseudohinnites levii		Pacific Ocean.
Semipallium fulvicostatum		Indo-Pacific	50 SHL
Semipallium rapanense		Pacific Ocean

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