Swift Scallop ( lat. Swiftopecten swiftii ) - a species of marine bivalve mollusks from the family of scallops .
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Gender: | Swiftopecten Hertlein , 1935 |
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Swiftopecten swiftii ( Bernardi , 1858 ) |
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- Pecten swiftii Bernardi, 1858 [1]
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Swift scallop shell height is up to 10.5, length is up to 9.5 cm. It has a round-triangular shape, its lower (right) sash is flatter than the upper one. There are 5 wide radial folds on both wings. Up to six annual growth zones are clearly visible on the shell. The color of the shell of an adult mollusk is purple; the lower cusp is paler than the upper, often almost white. Young individuals may be orange or pink with white spots and stripes.
It lives in the Sea of Japan , off the northern islands of Japan , the southern Kuril Islands and in Aniva Bay ( Sakhalin Island ). In the Sea of Japan, it is found at depths of 2 to 46 m on hard soils (stones, pebbles and shell rocks). Accumulations, most often, do not form.
This mollusk can be eaten, but does not have commercial value.
- ↑ Species of Swiftopecten swiftii (English) in the World Register of Marine Species . (Retrieved September 29, 2016) .
