Field marks
Both valves convex; about 17–20 rounded, even radial ribs; auricles nearly equal; greyish-brown with mottling
- Size
- Shell height 6–8 cm
- Habitat
- Native to shallow seagrass beds in bays
- Distribution
- Native to the US Atlantic coast; widely farmed in northern China
- Diet
- Filters phytoplankton
- Counted in
- individuals
- Notes
- Introduced to China in 1982; fast-growing, harvested within a year
Habitats
Easily confused with
References
Profile compiled from common references; awaiting expert review.
Same family
Other species in Pectinidae
Yesso scallop
Mizuhopecten yessoensis
Shell height up to 20 cm; farmed adults mostly 10–12 cm
Farrer's scallop
Azumapecten farreri
Shell height 6–8 cm
Observations