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¿PECTEN MAXIMUS? - Carlos Galan - 08-22-2011 Hello, this is a discolored shell of a edible bivalve of the north Atlantic coast of Spain. Is this Pecten maximus? Thanks. Re: ¿PECTEN MAXIMUS? - Emma - 08-23-2011 It looks like Pecten maximus, but I could be wrong, it might be Pecten jacobeus. They are very similar, but one is wider than the other. How big is your specimen? Re: ¿PECTEN MAXIMUS? - conchylinet - 08-23-2011 I would also go for P. maximus. P. jacobaeus is more from inside Mediterranean and the shell edge is more crenellated. Pierre Re: ¿PECTEN MAXIMUS? - Emma - 08-23-2011 Yes, I agree; I consulted a shell encyclopaedia last night to check, and it is deffinetely P. maximus. Emma. Re: ¿PECTEN MAXIMUS? - Carlos Galan - 08-23-2011 Thanks a lot for the confirmation. The shell sizes are 11,5 cm wide x 11cm tall. Best regards.