Placopecten magellanicus
| Placopecten magellanicus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Mollusca | 
| Class: | Bivalvia | 
| Order: | Pectinida | 
| Family: | Pectinidae | 
| Genus: | Placopecten | 
| Species: | P. magellanicus | 
| Binomial name | |
| Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin, 1791) | |
Placopecten magellanicus, previously listed as Pecten tenuicostatus and as Pecten grandis and once referred to as the "giant scallop", common names Atlantic deep-sea scallop, deep sea scallop, North Atlantic sea scallop, American sea scallop, Atlantic sea scallop, or sea scallop, is a commercially important pectinid bivalve mollusk native to the northwest Atlantic Ocean.