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Antarctic scallop

Adamussium colbecki (E. A. Smith, 1902)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The Antarctic scallop (Adamussium colbecki) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the Antarctic scallop

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 the Antarctic scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the Antarctic scallop 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 the Antarctic scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusAdamussium
  7. SpeciesAdamussium colbecki (E. A. Smith, 1902)

Synonyms Chlamys colbecki, Pecten colbecki, Pecten racovitzai

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Pétoncle australFrench
  • ナンキョクツキヒJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Antarctic scallop

Other species in the same genus Adamussium.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the Antarctic scallop?

The Antarctic scallop (Adamussium colbecki) belongs to the family Pectinidae in the order Pectinida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Antarctic scallop (Adamussium colbecki). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/antarctic-scallop

MLA

“Antarctic scallop (Adamussium colbecki).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/antarctic-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{antarctic_scallop_2026,
  title = {Antarctic scallop (Adamussium colbecki)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/antarctic-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}