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Decadopecten superbus

Status not recordedmolluscs

Decadopecten superbus is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Taiwan.

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Quick facts about Decadopecten superbus

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
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does Decadopecten superbus live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Decadopecten superbus is listed for 1 country.

Taiwan
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Taiwan

Is Decadopecten superbus 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 Decadopecten superbus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusDecatopecten
  7. SpeciesDecadopecten superbus (Sowerby, 1842)

Synonyms Pecten superbus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Decadopecten superbus

Other species in the same genus Decatopecten.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Decadopecten superbus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Decadopecten superbus for 1 country: Taiwan. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Decadopecten superbus?

Decadopecten superbus (Decadopecten superbus) 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). Decadopecten superbus (Decadopecten superbus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/decadopecten-superbus

MLA

“Decadopecten superbus (Decadopecten superbus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/decadopecten-superbus.

BibTeX
@misc{decadopecten_superbus_2026,
  title = {Decadopecten superbus (Decadopecten superbus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/decadopecten-superbus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}