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Argopecten imitatus

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Argopecten imitatus is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about Argopecten imitatus

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 Argopecten imitatus live?

Not recorded

Is Argopecten imitatus 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 Argopecten imitatus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusArgopecten
  7. SpeciesArgopecten imitatus (Weisbord, 1964)

Synonyms Chlamys imitata

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Argopecten imitatus

Other species in the same genus Argopecten.

Bay scallop

Argopecten irradians

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Argopecten imitatus?

Argopecten imitatus (Argopecten imitatus) belongs to the family Pectinidae in the order Pectinida.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Argopecten imitatus (Argopecten imitatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/argopecten-imitatus

MLA

“Argopecten imitatus (Argopecten imitatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/argopecten-imitatus.

BibTeX
@misc{argopecten_imitatus_2026,
  title = {Argopecten imitatus (Argopecten imitatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/argopecten-imitatus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}