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Pecten (bivalve)
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<p><i>Pecten</i> is a <a href="/facts/Genus/m8EFjSms">genus</a> of large <a href="/facts/Scallop/rb9bfXCX">scallops</a> or saltwater <a href="/facts/Clam/5BB6vVl7">clams</a>, <a href="/facts/Marine_(ocean)/8W8lYgjD">marine</a> <a href="/facts/Bivalve/IQDxHVc8">bivalve</a> <a href="/facts/Mollusc/1elgknsQ">molluscs</a> in the <a href="/facts/Family_(biology)/qTrn6E8E">family</a> <a href="/facts/Pectinidae/rb9bfXCX">Pectinidae</a>, the scallops. This is the <a href="/facts/Type_genus/vKbAuKph">type genus</a> of the family. </p>