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Aequipecten chiruensis

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Aequipecten chiruensis is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about Aequipecten chiruensis

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Aequipecten chiruensis live?

Not recorded

Is Aequipecten chiruensis endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Aequipecten chiruensis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusAequipecten
  7. SpeciesAequipecten chiruensis (Eames & L. R. Cox, 1956)

Synonyms Chlamys chiruensis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Aequipecten chiruensis

Other species in the same genus Aequipecten.

Quin

Aequipecten opercularis

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What kind of animal is Aequipecten chiruensis?

Aequipecten chiruensis (Aequipecten chiruensis) belongs to the family Pectinidae in the order Pectinida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Aequipecten chiruensis (Aequipecten chiruensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/aequipecten-chiruensis

MLA

“Aequipecten chiruensis (Aequipecten chiruensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/aequipecten-chiruensis.

BibTeX
@misc{aequipecten_chiruensis_2026,
  title = {Aequipecten chiruensis (Aequipecten chiruensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/aequipecten-chiruensis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}