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Flexopecten palmatus

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Flexopecten palmatus is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about Flexopecten palmatus

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 Flexopecten palmatus live?

Not recorded

Is Flexopecten palmatus 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 Flexopecten palmatus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusFlexopecten
  7. SpeciesFlexopecten palmatus (Lamarck, 1806)

Synonyms Chlamys palmata, Chlamys palmata crestensis, Manupecten carinocostatus, Manupecten crestensis, Manupecten crestensis var. laevis, Manupecten crestensis var. latesulcata, Pecten crassicostatus, Pecten crestensis, Pecten palmatus, Pecten uncinatus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Flexopecten palmatus

Other species in the same genus Flexopecten.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Flexopecten palmatus?

Flexopecten palmatus (Flexopecten palmatus) 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). Flexopecten palmatus (Flexopecten palmatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/flexopecten-palmatus

MLA

“Flexopecten palmatus (Flexopecten palmatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/flexopecten-palmatus.

BibTeX
@misc{flexopecten_palmatus_2026,
  title = {Flexopecten palmatus (Flexopecten palmatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flexopecten-palmatus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}