Photo 5754238, (c) Susan J. Hewitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan J. Hewitt

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What

Atlantic Calico Scallop (Argopecten gibbus)

Observer

susanhewitt

Date

December 9, 2016 05:01 PM EST

Description

A few valves of this lovely scallop species, which is very common in the drift on Sanibel, but still, it is almost irresistible, because every upper valve you find is different from every other one.

Almost all of them are colored purple, lilac or lavender.

A very few are colored orange instead of purple.

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