Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758), (great scallop, escallop)


24 Apr 2008 at OSGR: SZ07 in Dorset, England

Record Summary1 very old dead right (convex) valve and half a fresh left valve, washed up on the beach after storms
Found asDead shell
Date24 April 2008
OS grid refOSGR: SZ07
Lat/Lon50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland

Notes:

Left valve: strongly convex, 17 ribs, 112mm.

Right valve: flat, 90mm.

According to local information, such empty shells have mostly been dumped in the sea from a local restaurant.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

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