Graham Eaton / Giant Scallop (Pecten maximus) on shingle bank, Cardigan Bay, Ceredigion, Wales, September.

Sue Daly / Giant scallop (Pecten maximus) on seabed, feeding, showing mantle, Channel Isles, UK, June

Robert Thompson / Giant scallop {Pecten maximus} close up of mantle, Northern Ireland, April

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / King / Giant scallop (Pecten maximus) in the sand, Moere coastline, Norway, February 2009

Graham Eaton / Giant scallop (Pecten maximus) swimming, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, November

Graham Eaton / Giant Scallop (Pecten maximus) Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, November

Graham Eaton / Juvenile Giant scallop (Pecten maximus) showing tentacles and eyes, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK 2007

Alan James / Giant scallop, close-up of mantel (Pecten maximus) Devon, UK

Alan James / Giant scallop, off Devon, UK

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Great scallop (Pecten maximus) eyes, close up, Ronas Voe, Shetland, Scotland, North Atlantic Ocean, UK.

Franco Banfi / Detail of a Great scallop / King scallop (Pecten maximus) shell, Trondheimfjord, Norway, North Atlantic Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Great scallop / King scallop (Pecten maximus) partially buried in sandy seabed, Trondheimfjord, Norway, North Atlantic Ocean.