Pecten albicans

Pecten albicans
	Shell of Pecten albicans from Japan at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Ostreoida
Family:	Pectinidae
Genus:	Pecten
Species:	P. albicans
Binomial name
	Pecten albicans; (Schröter, 1802)
Synonyms
	Ostrea albicans Schröter, 1802; Pallium albicans Schröter, 1802; Pecten laqueatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1842; Plicatula laqueatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1842; Plicatula naganumana Yokoyama, 1920;

Pecten albicans, common name Japanese baking scallop, is a species of marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, 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. This species is of commercial value for fishing in Japan.

Distribution

This species can be found in the Japanese and the South China Seas.

Habitat

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

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