Pecten sulcicostatus
| South African scallop | |
|---|---|
| Scallop Pecten sulcicostatus at Windmill Beach, Simon's Town, in False Bay | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinida |
| Family: | Pectinidae |
| Genus: | Pecten |
| Species: | P. sulcicostatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pecten sulcicostatus Sowerby II, 1842 | |
Pecten sulcicostatus, the South African scallop, is a species of large scallops or saltwater clams. They are marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.