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Flexuous scallop

Flexopecten flexuosus (Poli, 1795)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The flexuous scallop (Flexopecten flexuosus) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the flexuous scallop

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 the flexuous scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the flexuous scallop 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 the flexuous scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusFlexopecten
  7. SpeciesFlexopecten flexuosus (Poli, 1795)

Synonyms Chlamys amphicyrta, Chlamys flagellata, Chlamys flagellata var. lutea, Chlamys flagellata var. rosea, Chlamys flexuosa, Chlamys flexuosus, Chlamys flexuosus var. percolligens, Chlamys flexuosus var. perlaevis, Chlamys flexuosus var. plioparvula, Chlamys tentorialis, Flexopecten coarctatus, Flexopecten flexuosus var. percolligens, Flexopecten flexuosus var. perlaevis, Flexopecten flexuosus var. plioparvula, Ostrea coarctata, Ostrea depressa, Ostrea flexuosa, Pecten amphicyrtus, Pecten ferrugineus, Pecten flagellatus, Pecten flagellatus var. lutea, Pecten flexuosus, Pecten flexuosus var. alterninus, Pecten flexuosus var. biradiata, Pecten flexuosus var. gasus, Pecten isabella, Pecten plicatulus, Pecten polymorphus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • hřebenatka pestráCzech
  • Πτυχωτό χτένιGreek
  • Pettine proteoItalian
  • Gewelfde mantelDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the flexuous scallop

Other species in the same genus Flexopecten.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the flexuous scallop?

The flexuous scallop (Flexopecten flexuosus) belongs to the family Pectinidae in the order Pectinida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Flexuous scallop (Flexopecten flexuosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/flexuous-scallop

MLA

“Flexuous scallop (Flexopecten flexuosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/flexuous-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{flexuous_scallop_2026,
  title = {Flexuous scallop (Flexopecten flexuosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flexuous-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}