Pecten jacobaeus
| Pecten jacobaeus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| The upper (flat) valve of Pecten jacobaeus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinida |
| Family: | Pectinidae |
| Genus: | Pecten |
| Species: | P. jacobaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pecten jacobaeus | |
| Synonyms | |
Pecten jacobaeus, the Mediterranean scallop, is a species of scallop, an edible saltwater scallop, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.