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Delectopecten palaeocaenicus

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Delectopecten palaeocaenicus is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about Delectopecten palaeocaenicus

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 Delectopecten palaeocaenicus live?

Not recorded

Is Delectopecten palaeocaenicus 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 Delectopecten palaeocaenicus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusDelectopecten
  7. SpeciesDelectopecten palaeocaenicus (Staesche, 1937)

Synonyms Chlamys palaeocaenica, Lima bisculpta, Pecten palaeocaenicus, Pecten sericeus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Delectopecten palaeocaenicus

Other species in the same genus Delectopecten.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Delectopecten palaeocaenicus?

Delectopecten palaeocaenicus (Delectopecten palaeocaenicus) belongs to the family Pectinidae in the order Pectinida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Delectopecten palaeocaenicus (Delectopecten palaeocaenicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/delectopecten-palaeocaenicus

MLA

“Delectopecten palaeocaenicus (Delectopecten palaeocaenicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/delectopecten-palaeocaenicus.

BibTeX
@misc{delectopecten_palaeocaenicus_2026,
  title = {Delectopecten palaeocaenicus (Delectopecten palaeocaenicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/delectopecten-palaeocaenicus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}