Toby Roxburgh / Cleaning and processing of King scallops (Pecten genus) prior to auction at Brixham Harbour, Devon, England, UK, 2009.

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

Juergen Freund / X-ray of shell of the Venus Comb Murex {Murex pecten}

Sue Daly / Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) Isle of Man, July.

Sue Daly / Scallop (Pecten maximus) escaping from Spiny Starfish (Marthasterias glacialis) Isle of Man, July.

Sue Daly / Spiny Starfish (Marthasterias glacialis) preying on Scallop (Pecten maximus) Isle of Man, July.

Sue Daly / Spiny Starfish (Marthasterias glacialis) preying on Scallop (Pecten maximus) Isle of Man, July.

Sue Daly / Scallop (Pecten maximus) escaping from Spiny Starfish (Marthasterias glacialis) Isle of Man, July.

Jack Dykinga / Deciduos forest canopy punctuated by giant Hecho cacti (Pachycereus pectin-aboriginum) Sierra Alamos, Mexico.

Jack Dykinga / Flowers (Chamaecrista pilosa) in leafless forest with Hecho cactus (Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum) Sierra Alamos, Sonora, Mexico,

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / King scallop (Pecten maximus) with hydroids, South Arran Marine Protected Area, Isle of Arran, Scotland, UK, August.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / King scallop (Pecten maximus) with bryozoan on the shell, South Arran Marine Protected Area, Isle of Arran, Scotland, UK, August.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Two King scallops (Pecten maximus), South Arran Marine Protected Area, Isle of Arran, Scotland, UK, August.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) with ripe gonads, Shetland, Scotland, UK, May.

Alex Mustard / Scallop (Pecten maximus) Loch Carron, Ross and Comarty, Scotland, Great Britain. North East Atlantic Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Pacific pink scallop (Chlamys rubida) close up, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Ocean

Franco Banfi / Pacific pink scallop (Chlamys rubida) Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Ocean

Stephen Dalton / Shepherd's needles (Scandix pecten-veneris) flowers, Cyprus March.

Ingo Arndt / Venus Comb Murex (Murex pecten), Meeresmuseum Ozeania, Riedenburg, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Venus Comb Murex (Murex pecten), Meeresmuseum Ozeania, Riedenburg, Germany

Cyril Ruoso / Indian Comb (Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum) and the Sea of Cortez at sunset, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

Cyril Ruoso / Indian Comb (Pachycereus pectenaboriginum) cacti in lava field of the Volcan de las Virgenes, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

Cyril Ruoso / Indian Comb (Pachycereus pectenaboriginum) cacti in lava field of the Volcan de las Virgenes, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

Duncan Usher / St James Scallop (Pecten jacobaeus) shells seen in ultraviolet light, Donana National Park, Andalucia, Spain, Sequence 2 of 2

Duncan Usher / St James Scallop (Pecten jacobaeus) shells, Donana National Park, Andalucia, Spain. Sequence 1 of 2

Sue Daly / Giant scallop (Pecten maximus) close up detail, Channel Islands, UK June Highly commended in the category of Close to Nature Category of the BWPA Competition 2014.

Sue Daly / Giant scallop (Pecten maximus) Channel Islands, UK May

Juan Carlos Munoz / Fossil of a Scallop shell (Pecten sp) from the lower Cretaceous era

Sue Daly / Scallop (Pecten maximus). Channel Islands, UK, July.

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

Toby Roxburgh / King scallops (Pecten genus) for sale at a fish auction.

Toby Roxburgh / Cleaning and processing of King scallops (Pecten genus) prior to auction at Brixham Harbour, Devon, England, UK, 2009.

Toby Roxburgh / King scallops (Pecten genus), caught by boat and dredge, in crate at Brixham Harbour, Devon, England, UK, 2009.

Toby Roxburgh / King scallops (Pecten genus), caught by boat and dredge, in crate at Brixham Harbour, Devon, England, UK, 2009.

Toby Roxburgh / King scallops (Pecten genus), in crate on quay after unloading from a trawler, Brixham Harbour, Devon, England, UK, 2009.

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

Angelo Gandolfi / Scallop shell (Argopecten sp) or Shell of St James, the traditional emblem of the Way of St. James or Camino de Santiago, Galicia, Spain.

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

Philippe Clement / Scallop shell (Pecten jacobaeus), Normandy, France

Philippe Clement / Scallop shell (Pecten jacobaeus) on beach, Normandy, France

Philippe Clement / Collection of shells: Rayed trough shell (Mactra stultorum cinerea / Mactra corallina cinerea), Common oyster (Ostrea edulis), Scallop shell (Pecten jacobeus), Smooth cockle / Norway cockle (Laevicard...

Philippe Clement / Scallop shell (Pecten jacobaeus), Normandy, France

Philippe Clement / Fishermen unload bags of Scallops (Pecten jacobeus) from fishing boat at the Erquy port, Brittany, France. May 2008.

Philippe Clement / Fishermen unload bags of Scallops (Pecten jacobeus) from fishing boat at the Erquy port, Brittany, France. May 2008.

Philippe Clement / Scallop shell (Pecten jacobeus) washed ashore among seaweed on the beach, Brittany, France

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

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

John Cancalosi / Fossilised Scallops (Pecten genus), bivalve molluscs, Miocene Period, Southern France

Juergen Freund / Photograph and X-ray of the shell of the Venus comb murex {Murex pecten}

Juergen Freund / Shell of the Venus Comb Murex {Murex pecten}

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

Solvin Zankl / Venus comb seed (Scandix pecten veneris), Europe. The venus comb has two different types of seed: the outermost seeds are carried on a central shaft, which points vertically upwards as the seeds ripen...

Solvin Zankl / Venus comb seed head (Scandix pecten veneris) Europe

Solvin Zankl / Venus comb seed (Scandix pecten veneris), Europe. The venus comb has two different types of seed: the outermost seeds are carried on a central shaft, which points vertically upwards as the seeds ripen...

Alan James / Giant scallop, off Devon, UK

Shane Gross / Spiny scallop (Chlamys hastata) portrait, Salish Sea, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

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.

Shane Gross / Close up of Spiny pink scallop (Chlamys hastata) showing eye detail and Smooth scallop sponge (Mycale adhaerens) encrused on top of shell, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Large King scallop (Pecten maximus) on the seabed. Fort William, Lochaber, The Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom. Loch Linnhe, North East Atlantic Ocean. British Isles

Alex Mustard / Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) feeding. Glencoe, Ballachulish, Lochaber, The Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom. Loch Leven, Loch Linnhe, North East Atlantic Ocean. British Isles.

Alex Mustard / Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) with blue eyes, photographed against pink maerl. Lochcarron, Ross-shire, Ross and Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom. British Isles. Loch Carron, Nor...

David Hall / Spiny pink scallop (Chalmys hastada) Note rows of light-sensitive 'eye spots' along margins of the shell. North Hanson Island, Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, Canada. March.