Pecten jacobaeus Pilgrim's Scallop, Great Mediterranean Scallop

Pecten jacobaeus is commonly referred to as Pilgrim's Scallop, Great Mediterranean Scallop. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

5994 

AphiaID:

394429 

Scientific:

Pecten jacobaeus 

German:

Europäischen Jakobsmuschel, Große Mittelmeer-Pilgermuschel 

English:

Pilgrim's Scallop, Great Mediterranean Scallop 

Category:

Małże 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Pectinida (Order) > Pectinidae (Family) > Pecten (Genus) > jacobaeus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Tunesien, the Black Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, Azores, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Madeira, Malta, Marmara Sea ( Sea of Marmara), Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, West Africa 

Sea depth:

0 - 500 Meter 

Habitats:

Offshore, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

1.97" - 9.84" (5cm - 25cm) 

Temperature:

15,9 °F - 21,6 °F (15,9°C - 21,6°C) 

Food:

Filter feeder, Plankton, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Pecten afribenedictus
• Pecten albicans
• Pecten dijkstrai
• Pecten diomedeus
• Pecten dorotheae
• Pecten erythraeensis
• Pecten excavatus
• 
  Pecten fumatus
  Australische Jakobsmuschel, Kommerzielle Jacobsmuschel
• 
  Pecten jacobaeus
  Europäischen Jakobsmuschel, Große Mittelmeer-Pilgermuschel
• Pecten keppelianus
• 
  Pecten maximus
  Große Atlantische Pilgermuschel
• 
  Pecten novaezelandiae
  Neuseeländische Jakobsmuschel
• Pecten raoulensis
• 
  Pecten sulcicostatus
  Südafrikanische Jacobsmuschel
• Pecten waikikius
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-09-02 19:53:35 

Last edit:

2025-10-12 17:43:24 

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