PECTINIDAE

Pectinidae

The Pectinidae, common name scallops, are a family of saltwater bivalve mollusks. They are hermaphrodites, and the male gonads mature first. Numerous species of various sizes occur in all of the oceans, and a number species are of commercial importance as food species.

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