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Iceland scallop

Chlamys islandica (O. F. Müller, 1776)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The iceland scallop (Chlamys islandica) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the iceland 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 iceland scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the iceland 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 iceland scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusChlamys
  7. SpeciesChlamys islandica (O. F. Müller, 1776)

Synonyms Chlamys costellata, Chlamys islandica, Chlamys islandica costellatus, Chlamys islandicus, Ostrea cinnabarina, Ostrea demissa, Pecten fabricii, Pecten islandicus, Pecten islandicus islandicus, Pecten pealeii, Pecten peali, Pecten pealii, Pecten peslei, Pecten rubidus

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Icelandic scallopEnglish
  • hřebenatka islandskáCzech
  • Island-KammmuschelGerman
  • peigne islandaisFrench
  • 북방비단가리비Korean
  • haneskjellNorwegian Bokmål
  • noordelijke kamschelpDutch
  • haneskjelNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Исландский гребешокRussian
  • hrebeňovka severskáSlovak
  • Isländische KammmuschelGerman
  • Isländische KammuschelGerman
  • Pétoncle d'IslandeFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the iceland scallop

Other species in the same genus Chlamys.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the iceland scallop?

The iceland scallop (Chlamys islandica) belongs to the family Pectinidae in the order Pectinida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Iceland scallop (Chlamys islandica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/iceland-scallop

MLA

“Iceland scallop (Chlamys islandica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/iceland-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{iceland_scallop_2026,
  title = {Iceland scallop (Chlamys islandica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/iceland-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}