Patinopecten caurinus (Gould, 1850)
Giant Pacific sea scallop
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Family:  Pectinidae (scallops)
Max. size:  28 cm SHL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 15 years
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 2 - 300 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: From Pribilof Islands, Alaska to Point Sur, California, USA. Temperate to boreal.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in small depressions on sandy-gravely substrates (Ref. 95344).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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