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Antillean scallop

Antillipecten antillarum (Récluz, 1853)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The antillean scallop (Antillipecten antillarum) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the antillean 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 antillean scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the antillean 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 antillean scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusAntillipecten
  7. SpeciesAntillipecten antillarum (Récluz, 1853)

Synonyms Bractechlamys antillarum, Chlamys bellipictus, Decatopecten antillarum, Lyropecten antillarum, Pecten antillarum, Pecten argenteus, Pecten eulyratus, Pecten fucatus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the antillean scallop

Other species in the same genus Antillipecten.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the antillean scallop?

The antillean scallop (Antillipecten antillarum) 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). Antillean scallop (Antillipecten antillarum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/antillean-scallop

MLA

“Antillean scallop (Antillipecten antillarum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/antillean-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{antillean_scallop_2026,
  title = {Antillean scallop (Antillipecten antillarum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/antillean-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}