Genuine deep-sea scallops of seafood are Placopecten magellanicus, which are fished along the Atlantic coast of North America from about Cape Hatteras northward.
Dr. David Campbell
Old Seashells
University of Alabama
Biodiversity & Systematics
Dept. Biological Sciences
Box 870345
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0345 USA
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