Pecten novaezelandiae, common name the New Zealand scallop, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Pectinidae, the scallops. Its name is sometimes found misspelt as Pecten novaezealandiae.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of New Zealand Scallop being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pecten fumatus
- Pecten maximus
- Pecten jacobaeus
- Aequipecten tehuelchus
- Mizuhopecten yessoensis
- Equichlamys bifrons
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Pectinida
- Family
- Pectinidae
- Genus
- Pecten
- Species
- Pecten novaezelandiae
Found one? Take a photo and B.inomen will suggest what it is, free.
Check your photo