| Yesso scallop | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pectinida |
| Family: | Pectinidae |
| Genus: | Mizuhopecten |
| Species: | M. yessoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Mizuhopecten yessoensis (Jay, 1857)
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| Synonyms | |
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Pecten yessoensis Jay, 1857 | |
Mizuhopecten yessoensis (Yesso scallop, giant Ezo scallop) is a species of marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. Its name Yesso/Ezo refers to its being found north of Japan.
Its tissues bioaccumulate algal yessotoxins and are studied extensively.