''Pecten albicans'', common name Japanese baking scallop, is a

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of marine bivalve

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s in the

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Pectinidae Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related families ...

, the scallops.

Description

''Pecten albicans'' has a shell reaching a size of 95 mm, with about 12 radiating ribs. The color of the surface usually ranges from light brown to dark brown, but it may be also orange or purple. The lower valve of this species is less convex than in ''

Pecten excavatus ''Pecten excavatus'' is a species of scallop, marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae. Shell description In this species, the valves are greatly inequal and plano-convex in shape: the right valve is highly convex, and the le ...

''. This species is of commercial value for fishing in Japan.

Distribution

This species can be found in the

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and the

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Habitat

These scallops are present in shallow inshore reef areas, at depths of 40–115 meters.

References

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Pectinidae Bivalves described in 1802 {{Pectinidae-stub