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Variegated Scallop

Photo: Glenn Biscop · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Insects and other invertebrates

Variegated Scallop

Mimachlamys varia

Observations in the area
1
Last sighting
21 January 2026
Category
Insects and other invertebrates
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The species

Mimachlamys varia, also known under common names variegated scallop and black scallop, is a species of small scallop, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. It occurs in the North Sea, the English Channel, the eastern Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea.

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