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Knobby scallop

Caribachlamys pellucens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The knobby scallop (Caribachlamys pellucens) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the knobby 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 knobby scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the knobby 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 knobby scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusCaribachlamys
  7. SpeciesCaribachlamys pellucens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Caribachlamys imbricata, Chlamys imbricata, Ostrea imbricata, Ostrea pellucens, Pecten imbricatus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Little knobbly scallopEnglish
  • Kleine Knopf-KammmuschelGerman
  • Vieira nudosaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the knobby scallop

Other species in the same genus Caribachlamys.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the knobby scallop?

The knobby scallop (Caribachlamys pellucens) 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). Knobby scallop (Caribachlamys pellucens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/knobby-scallop

MLA

“Knobby scallop (Caribachlamys pellucens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/knobby-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{knobby_scallop_2026,
  title = {Knobby scallop (Caribachlamys pellucens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/knobby-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}