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Decatopecten plica

Status not recordedmolluscs

Decatopecten plica is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about Decatopecten plica

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 Decatopecten plica live?

Not recorded

Is Decatopecten plica 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 Decatopecten plica classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusDecatopecten
  7. SpeciesDecatopecten plica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Chlamys plica, Decadopecten plica, Decatoecten plica, Decatopecten striatus, Ostrea plica, Pallium plica, Pallium striatum, Pecten plica, Pecten quadriradiatus, Pecten striatus, Pecten subplicatus, Pecten velutinus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • ヒナキンチャクJapanese
  • 노란줄가리비Korean
  • キンチャクガイJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Decatopecten plica

Other species in the same genus Decatopecten.

CompareDecatopecten plica vs Strange's PectenDecatopecten plica vs Decadopecten superbusDecatopecten plica vs Decatopecten amiculumDecatopecten plica vs Decatopecten douglasi

Common questions

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What kind of animal is Decatopecten plica?

Decatopecten plica (Decatopecten plica) 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). Decatopecten plica (Decatopecten plica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/decatopecten-plica

MLA

“Decatopecten plica (Decatopecten plica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/decatopecten-plica.

BibTeX
@misc{decatopecten_plica_2026,
  title = {Decatopecten plica (Decatopecten plica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/decatopecten-plica},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}