Queen scallop
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The Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) is a medium-sized member of the scallop family, a species of edible marine bivalve mollusk. At about 7 cm in size, it is one of the smaller scallops that is commercially exploited. The shell of this species is sometimes quite colorful.
The queen scallop feeds on a diet of plankton, and is commonly found up to 40 metres below mean sea level, although it has been known to exist up to 400 metres below sea level.
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External links: http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Aequipectenopercularis.htm
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