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Chlamys cainei

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Chlamys cainei is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about Chlamys cainei

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 Chlamys cainei live?

Not recorded

Is Chlamys cainei 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 Chlamys cainei classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusChlamys
  7. SpeciesChlamys cainei (G. D. Harris, 1919)

Synonyms Pecten willcoxi var. cainei

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Chlamys cainei

Other species in the same genus Chlamys.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Chlamys cainei?

Chlamys cainei (Chlamys cainei) 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). Chlamys cainei (Chlamys cainei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chlamys-cainei

MLA

“Chlamys cainei (Chlamys cainei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chlamys-cainei.

BibTeX
@misc{chlamys_cainei_2026,
  title = {Chlamys cainei (Chlamys cainei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chlamys-cainei},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}