Pecten is a genus of large scallops or saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. This is the type genus of the family.
Pecten Temporal range:
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Two beachworn upper valves of Pecten maximus from Wales | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Pectinida |
Family: | Pectinidae |
Genus: | Pecten O. F. Müller, 1776 |
The name Pecten is from the Latin word for a comb or rake.[1] Since 1904, a Pecten shell has been used as the basis of the logo of Shell energy company.
Species in the genus Pecten include:[2][3][4][5][6]