Pectinidae
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Family: Pectinidae
Group: Marine Invertebrate, Species
Scientific Name | Common Name | Summary |
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Chlamys rubida | Smooth pink scallop | This is not a normal food scallop, but is a very common find on local sandy beaches as fragile shells more-or-less tinged with pink. It is differentiated from Chlamys hastata by the lack of spines on the shells, which is less obvious on full-grown individuals as they tend to be smothered by sponge growth. |
Crassadoma gigantea | Rock scallop | A large, edible bivalve. Generally called "rock scallop." |