Sealife guideThe giant rock scallopCrassadoma gigantea

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