Sealife guideThe Pectinidae familyThe taxonomy of marine species
Explore the taxonomy of marine mollusca including squid, shellfish, nudibranchs, octopus, cuttlefish !
The class of bivalves is characterized by a shell made up of two parts, called valves, which are hinged and more or less symmetrical.

Giant rock scallop
(Crassadoma gigantea)
(Crassadoma gigantea)

Great Atlantic scallop
(Pecten maximus)
(Pecten maximus)

Spiny pink scallop
(Chlamys hastata)
(Chlamys hastata)
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Poisson ange tricolore
(Holacanthus tricolor)
(Holacanthus tricolor)
