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Scallop

Scallop (/ˈskɒləp, ˈskæl-/) is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, this common name is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related families within the superfamily Pectinoidea, which also includes the thorny oysters.

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Scallop

Nodes285
Edges284
Triples163
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007018
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related to Symbolism · 20
Scallop → Argopecten, Compostela, Diana's, However, In, Jacques Coeur, John Wesley's, Lady Diana's, Methodism, New York, Pope Benedict XVI's, Prince Harry's, Prince William, Sir Winston Churchill, Spencer, State, The, The Shell, US, Wilmot
related to Phylogeny · 14
Scallop → Annette Klussmann-Kolb, Cretaceous, Fossil, H3, Mesozoic, Nearly, Pectinidae, Pleuronectis, Praechlamys Allasinaz, Schlotheim, Tertiary, The, Triassic, Yaron Malkowsky
related to Fisheries · 13
Scallop → Atlantic, Attempts, Canada, China, D'Entrecasteaux Channel, In, Japan, Most, Placopecten, Scallops, Tasmania, The, United States
related to Lifecycle and growth · 12
Scallop → After, Age, Argopecten, At, Atlantic, Female, In, Many, Mid-Atlantic Bight, Some, Spawning, The
related to Locomotion · 12
Scallop → All, Both, Chlamys, Hinnites, However, Indeed, Most, Other, Scallops, Should, So-called, They
related to Taxonomic structure · 9
Scallop → It, Its, Middle Triassic Period, Other, Pectinidae, Pectinoidea, Propeamussiidae, Scallops, The
related to As food · 8
Scallop → Australia, Outside, Scallops, Sometimes, STPP, The, They, UK
related to Biology · 8
Scallop → Amusium, ArgopectenGliders, ChlamysRecess, CrassadomaByssal, Nestlers, PectenFree-living, PedumCementers, The
related to Mutualism · 8
Scallop → Barnacle, Chlamys, In, Some, Sponge, The, Those, Thus
related to Contemporary art · 7
Scallop → Aldeburgh, Benjamin Britten, England, Maggi Hambling's, Suffolk, The, The Scallop

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scallops species shell family shells pectinidae iredale water valves also waller swimming adductor one called many ganglia bivalves tribe monterosato

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seagrass at some point in their lives by means of a filament they secrete called a byssal thread.The majority of scallop speciesinstance ofwhile others attach themselves to stationary or rooted objects0.80text
howeverinstance ofwhile others attach themselves to stationary or rooted objects0.80text
live recumbent on sandy substratesinstance ofwhile others attach themselves to stationary or rooted objects0.80text
though when they sense the presence of a predator such as a starfishinstance ofwhile others attach themselves to stationary or rooted objects0.80text
they may attempt to escape by swimming swiftly but erratically through the water using jet propulsion created by repeatedly clapping their shells togetherinstance ofwhile others attach themselves to stationary or rooted objects0.80text
eelgrass when they are very younginstance ofwhich attaches them to some form of substrate0.80text
spongesinstance offrequently carry epibionts0.80text
barnacles on their shellsinstance offrequently carry epibionts0.80text
scalloped potatoesinstance ofit means a creamed casserole dish0.80text
which contains no seafood at all.Adductor muscle meat of giant scallopDried scallopsinstance ofit means a creamed casserole dish0.80text
also known as conpoyFried scallops on a stick served with ricePan seared scallopsPearlsScallops do occasionally produce pearlsinstance ofit means a creamed casserole dish0.80text
though scallop pearls do not have the buildup of translucent layers orinstance ofit means a creamed casserole dish0.80text

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