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Leptopecten nelsoni

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Leptopecten nelsoni is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about Leptopecten nelsoni

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 Leptopecten nelsoni live?

Not recorded

Is Leptopecten nelsoni 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 Leptopecten nelsoni classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusLeptopecten
  7. SpeciesLeptopecten nelsoni (Olsson, 1932)

Synonyms Pecten nelsoni

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Leptopecten nelsoni

Other species in the same genus Leptopecten.

Kelp scallop

Leptopecten latiauratus

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What kind of animal is Leptopecten nelsoni?

Leptopecten nelsoni (Leptopecten nelsoni) belongs to the family Pectinidae in the order Pectinida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Leptopecten nelsoni (Leptopecten nelsoni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/leptopecten-nelsoni

MLA

“Leptopecten nelsoni (Leptopecten nelsoni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/leptopecten-nelsoni.

BibTeX
@misc{leptopecten_nelsoni_2026,
  title = {Leptopecten nelsoni (Leptopecten nelsoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/leptopecten-nelsoni},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}