Mediterranean scallop

Pecten jacobaeus
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Mediterranean scallop
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/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.

Same species, different names

Deniz tarağıTurkish Aegean
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