Scallops
Atlantic Bay Scallop Argopecten Irradians
The Atlantic Bay scallop (formerly Aequipecten irradians), also called the Blue-eyed Scallop , they are different from other bivalves (clams, oysters and mussels) in many different ways..
Common in Barnegat Bay the Atlantic Bay Scallop , also named the Blue-eyed Scallop reach sexual maturity around age one.
Young scallops attach themselves to eelgrass and other objects by thin threads. They eventually drop to the bottom when grown.
The shell is more lightweight than clams or oysters, for this reason the scallop is one of the few type of bivalve the Northeastern Atlantic region that can actually swim.
The Blue-eyed Scallop
The Atlantic Bay Scallop , also named the Blue-eyed Scallop is a “Molluscan maverick”. The species has succeeded by breaking or bending the rules of “bivalvery” at almost every turn.
Atlantic Sea Scallop Placopecten magellanicus
Jingle Shell Anomia simplex
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