Pecten (bivalve)

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, 1842Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E (2005): Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa  - South African scallop
 Pecten yessoensis - Japanese (sea) scallop

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Category:Bivalves