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Great scallop

Pecten jacobaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The great scallop (Pecten jacobaeus) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the great scallop

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the great scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the great scallop endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the great scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusPecten
  7. SpeciesPecten jacobaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Ostrea jacobaea, Pecten intermedius, Pecten jacobaeus, Pecten jacobaeus var. squamulosa, Pecten jacobaeus var. subbipartita, Pecten jacobeus, Pecten subviridis, Vola jacobaea, Vola jacobaea var. striatissima, Vola jacobea, Vola jacobea var. striatissima

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Great Mediterranean scallopEnglish
  • Pilgrim musselEnglish
  • Pilgrim's scallopEnglish
  • St.James's scallopEnglish
  • venera del mediterraneuAsturian
  • petxina de pelegrí del MediterraniCatalan
  • hřebenatka svatojakubskáCzech
  • JakobsmuschelGerman
  • Μεγάλο χτένιGreek
  • veneraSpanish
  • coquille St-Jacques méditerranéenFrench
  • vieira do MediterráneoGalician
  • Jakovljeva kapicaCroatian
  • nagy fésűkagylóHungarian
  • capa santaItalian
  • JakobsmantelDutch
  • Гребешок святого ЯковаRussian
  • hrebeňovka jakubovskáSlovak
  • velika pokrovačaSlovenian
  • dhambsutaAlbanian
  • Jakobs-PilgermuschelGerman
  • JakobsmuschelnGerman
  • Mittelmeer-PilgermuschelGerman
  • PilgermuschelnGerman
  • Χτένι ΙακώβουGreek
  • concha de peregrinoSpanish
  • coquille Saint Jacques de MéditerranéeFrench
  • Coquille Saint-Jacques de MéditérranéeFrench
  • cappasantaItalian
  • Cappasanta mediterraneaItalian
  • conchiglia dei pelleriniItalian
  • conchiglia di San GiacomoItalian
  • mediterrane Sint-JacobsschelpDutch
  • Sint-JakobsschelpDutch
  • midhja freskoreAlbanian

Catalogue of Life

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the great scallop?

The great scallop (Pecten jacobaeus) belongs to the family Pectinidae in the order Pectinida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Great scallop (Pecten jacobaeus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/great-scallop

MLA

“Great scallop (Pecten jacobaeus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/great-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{great_scallop_2026,
  title = {Great scallop (Pecten jacobaeus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/great-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}