Annuli on scallop shell
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Summary[edit] Description: English: Atlantic sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus. You can tell how old a scallop is by counting the number of annuli (rings) on their shells (kind of like counting tree rings on a stump). Date: 11 November 2012, 21:21:06. Source: NOAA FishWatch (see Gallery). Author: Unknown authorUnknown author.
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- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Spiralia (spiralians)
- Mollusca (molluscs)
- Bivalvia (mussels)
- Pectinida (scallop)
- Pectinoidea
- Pectinidae (scallops)
- Placopecten
- Placopecten magellanicus (American sea scallop)
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