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scallop-shell
ˈscallop-shell Cf. escallop-shell. 1. The shell of the scallop, or, more usually, one valve of it: freq. with reference to its being a pilgrim's badge. (Cf. note s.v. escallop-shell.)1530 Palsgr. 265/2 Scaloppe shell, quocquille de saint Jacques. 1562 Inv. St. Margaret's Westm. in Malcolm's Londiniu...
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Placopecten magellanicus
Description
The shell has a classic form, with smooth shell and edges, unlike Pecten maximus (common name the "great scallop" or "king scallop") which The shell is generally pinkish-red in color, with striped variegation to darker shades appearing in many individuals.
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Scallop
Symbolism of the shell
Shell of Saint James
The scallop shell is the traditional emblem of St James the Great and is popular with pilgrims travelling The scallop shell is represented in the decoration of churches named after St.
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Argopecten gibbus
Both valves of the shell are cupped. The shell near the hinge is extended into "ears", as is the case in all scallops. The shell of the Atlantic calico scallop has about 20 radial ribs, which are sometimes roughened by growth lines.
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Queen scallop
The queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) is a medium-sized species of scallop, an edible marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops The shell of this species is sometimes quite colourful, and it is also thin and brittle. It has about twenty radiating ribs.
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Antarctic scallop
Description
The Antarctic scallop's shell grows to about long and 7 centimetres wide and has a nearly circular outline. The demosponge Homaxinella balfourensis was one of the commonest epibionts growing harmlessly on the scallop's shell.
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Rough scallop
It has a small, scallop-shaped shell with about 20 strong ribs which have many erect scales or small spines near the margin. The coloration of the rough scallop shell varies from pink to a dark red exterior, often mottled with colors such as brown and cream, but it is also sometimes
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Flexopecten hyalinus
Flexopecten hyalinus, the hyaline scallop, is a species of saltwater clams, a scallop, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. Description
The shell of an adult Flexopecten hyalinus can be as large as .
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Ylistrum balloti
Ylistrum balloti, known as Ballot's saucer scallop is found around the waters of Australia. This scallop may live for a maximum of four years, and reach 14 cm in shell length, though more commonly 8 to 9 cm.
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Pecten maximus
Pecten maximus, common names the great scallop, king scallop, St James shell or escallop, is a northeast Atlantic species of scallop, an edible saltwater See also
Symbolism of scallop shells
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A live individual, upper shell covered in sediment
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Pectinidae
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Leptopecten latiauratus
Other common names include the wide-eared scallop, broad-eared pecten, kelp-weed scallop. The species was formerly known as Pecten monotimeris. Description
Shell
The shell can be three to five cm in size.
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Rheumaptera prunivorata
Rheumaptera prunivorata, the cherry scallop shell or Ferguson's scallop shell, is a moth of the family Geometridae.
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Lowboy
The fronts of some examples also are sculpted with the scallop-shell motif beneath the center drawer.
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Chlamys rubida
The glossy white interior of the shell does not have the purplish markings that are sometimes present in the spiny scallop. The sponge also makes it harder for a starfish to pull open the scallop with its tube feet, because it makes manipulating the shell more difficult.
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Chlamys hastata
The glossy white interior of the spiny scallop's shell often has a purplish blotch near the umbone, not present in the Pacific pink. Other organisms also grow on the scallop's shell.
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