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Hyaline scallop

Flexopecten hyalinus (Poli, 1795)

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the hyaline 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 hyaline scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the hyaline 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 hyaline scallop classified?

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

Synonyms Chlamys hyalina, Chlamys hyalina var. radiata, Chlamys hyalina var. succinea, Chlamys hyalinus, Lissopecten hyalinus, Ostrea hyalina, Palliolum hyalinum, Pecten flagellatus, Pecten hyalinus, Pecten hyalinus var. niveoradiata, Pecten koukliensis, Pecten pellucidus, Pecten pulcherrimus, Pecten succineus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • hřebenatka průsvitnáCzech
  • Transparente KammmuschelGerman
  • Pétoncle hyalinFrench
  • Pettine ialinoItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hyaline scallop

Other species in the same genus Flexopecten.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hyaline scallop?

The hyaline scallop (Flexopecten hyalinus) 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). Hyaline scallop (Flexopecten hyalinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hyaline-scallop

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“Hyaline scallop (Flexopecten hyalinus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hyaline-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{hyaline_scallop_2026,
  title = {Hyaline scallop (Flexopecten hyalinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hyaline-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}