Common name of Aequipecten opercularis
 
Common Name Queen scallop
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 1998
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st Modifier mod. for size
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'scallop', from Old French 'escalope', i.e., 'shell'.
 
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