Pecten (bivalve)
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| Pecten | |
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| Two beachworn upper valves of Pecten maximus from Wales | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Ostreoida |
| Family: | Pectinidae |
| Genus: | Pecten Müller, 1776 |
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Pecten is a genus of large scallops or saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae. This is the type genus of the family.
The name "Pecten" is the Latin word for a comb or rake. [1]
Shell petroleum company has used its logo with a shell since 1904.[2]
Species [change]
Species in the genus Pecten include:
- Pecten maximus - the great scallop, which species may also include Pecten jacobaeus
- Pecten novaezealandiae - New Zealand scallop
- Pecten sulcicostatus Sowerby II, 1842[3][4] - South African scallop
- Pecten yessoensis - Japanese (sea) scallop
References [change]
- ↑ "Latin origin". http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Pecten. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ↑ "Shell Logo History".
- ↑ "Type of Pecten". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214919. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
- ↑ Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E (2005): Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa ISBN 0-86486-672-0
