Mantle Scallop Shell - Pecten Phalium

The beautifully patterned Mantle Scallop shell comes in various shades and hues of purple and has wonderfully detailed markings. 

Scallops or Pectinidae, are a very large family of several hundred species of mostly colourful and attractive shells.

Scallops are free-swimming and move by flapping their valves together, butterfly-like.  The shells can be smooth, ridged or scaly, but all have the characteristic and well known fan shape.

This variety (pallium pectin) is found in the warm shallow reefs of the Indo‑Pacific coastal region.

Sold individually, each shell is a matching pair having been joined front & back with a dab of glue.

Size:  approx 5-6 cm