Pacific Pink Scallop
(Chlamys rubida)

image of a Pacific Pink Scallop

Image ID: 174-00

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Comments : This scallop let me get up close and take a few frames before the shell closed. He's sitting on a rusted out old piece of iron.
Common name : Pacific Pink Scallop
Scientific Name : Chlamys rubida
Location Found : Three Tree Point, Central Puget Sound
Actual Size : 2.5 inches across
Camera Used : Canon D30 digital in Ikelite Housing
Natural History :