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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classBivalvia
- orderPectinida
- familyPectinidae
- genusPecten
- 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
Relatives of the great scallop
Other species in the same genus Pecten.
Scallop
Pecten maximus
Japanese baking scallop
Pecten albicans
New Zealand scallop
Pecten novaezelandiae
Australian scallop
Pecten fumatus
Scallop
Pecten sulcicostatus
CompareGreat scallop vs ScallopGreat scallop vs Japanese baking scallopGreat scallop vs New Zealand scallopGreat scallop vs Australian scallop
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the great scallop?
The great scallop (Pecten jacobaeus) belongs to the family Pectinidae in the order Pectinida.
Sources and how to cite this page
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