prawn meat shami - Gordon's Bay Fisheries, Gordon's Bay, Western Cape, Helderberg, South Africa [© 2010 Paul Godard]

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Scallops [seafood]

Pecten sulcicostatus

scallops in shell - Gordon's Bay Fisheries, Gordon's Bay, Western Cape, Helderberg, South Africa [© 2010 Paul Godard]

Other Common Names

Scallop

Other Scientific Names

Etymology

Features

P. sulcicostatus are marine bivalve molluscs, with the lower valve curving outwards and the upper valve being flat and strongly ribbed. The overall coloration is pinkish brown.

Size : 10 cm | Weight : kg

Ecology

Scallops inhabit sandy or muddy surfaces in the subtidal zone to depths of about 24m, where they filter feed on phytoplankton, zooplankton and suspended organic materials.

Distribution

Regulation