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Iridescent scallop

Pedum spondyloideum (Gmelin, 1791)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The iridescent scallop (Pedum spondyloideum) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the iridescent 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 iridescent scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the iridescent 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 iridescent scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusPedum
  7. SpeciesPedum spondyloideum (Gmelin, 1791)

Synonyms Ostrea pedum, Ostrea spondyloidea, Pedum pedum, Pedum pedum intensum

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Korallen-KammmuschelGerman
  • Huître corallicoleFrench
  • צדפת-סדקים אלמוגיתHebrew
  • Ostrica corallinaItalian
  • ウミギクモドキJapanese
  • Koraal KamoesterDutch
  • หอยแมลงภู่ปะการังThai
  • 海菊海扇蛤Chinese
  • Ostrica corallina iridescenteItalian
  • Ostrica iridescenteItalian
  • Pettine corallinoItalian
  • Pettine corallino iridescenteItalian
  • Pettine iridescenteItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the iridescent scallop

Other species in the same family Pectinidae.

Scallop

Pecten maximus

PectinidaeNo free photo yet

Quin

Aequipecten opercularis

PectinidaeNo free photo yet

Sea scallop

Placopecten magellanicus

PectinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareIridescent scallop vs ScallopIridescent scallop vs Great scallopIridescent scallop vs QuinIridescent scallop vs Iceland scallop

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the iridescent scallop?

The iridescent scallop (Pedum spondyloideum) 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). Iridescent scallop (Pedum spondyloideum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/iridescent-scallop

MLA

“Iridescent scallop (Pedum spondyloideum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/iridescent-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{iridescent_scallop_2026,
  title = {Iridescent scallop (Pedum spondyloideum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/iridescent-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}