Sealife guideThe giant rock scallopCrassadoma gigantea
Last updated on 02/21/2024 at 11:46 AM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Giant rock scallop, purple hinged rock scallop
- French name: Pétoncle des roches, peigne des roches géant, hinnite géant
- Scientific name: Crassadoma gigantea (J. E. Gray, 1825)
- Family name: Pectinidae
- Order name: Pectinida
- Class name: The bivalves and clams [Bivalvia]

The giant rock scallop (Crassadoma gigantea) © Derek Holzapfel | Dreamstime.com
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