Mediterranean scallop
Pecten jacobaeus
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- Language
- English
- Transliteration
- Mediterranean scallop
- IPA
- /ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən ˈskæləp/
From Old French escalope (shell) ↳ From Germanic *skaljo (shell, husk)
Mediterranean scallop. Shell associated with Saint James pilgrimage. Can swim by clapping valves together.