Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Aequipecten opercularis
Chlamys opercularis
The queen scallop
Common scallop
gimmer shell
Collection ID:
Z555.1.86
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Bivalvia. 4 specimens. Not in a box, loose in drawer. 3 are the left, convex side of the bivalve, while one specimens has both sides still attached at the hinge. Various colours from white to pinks and oranges. One specimens has a fairly extreme case of barnacle epibiosis (Balanus balanus). Often found in dense clusters around 100m offshore on sand or fine gravel.
Field collection
| Collector | Robert Rendall |
References
| Reference literature | Rendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.164) |
