vieira vs St.James's scallop

Pecten maximus compared with Pecten jacobaeus

Key Differences

• vieira is Least Concern while St.James's scallop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	vieira	St.James's scallop
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (Moluscos)	Mollusca (Moluscos)
Class same	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order same	Pectinida (Pectinida)	Pectinida (Pectinida)
Family same	Pectinidae	Pectinidae
Genus same	Pecten	Pecten
Species	Pecten maximus	Pecten jacobaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

vieira and St.James's scallop share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pecten.

Conservation Status

vieira

LC — Least Concern

St.James's scallop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	vieira	St.James's scallop
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

vieira

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Chile).

St.James's scallop

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

vieira

A vieira-de-sao-tiago (Pecten maximus) e classificada como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuida e abundante em sua area de ocorrencia, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes imediatas de conservacao.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway