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Lyriopecten alternatus

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Lyriopecten alternatus is a species in the family Pterinopectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about Lyriopecten alternatus

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 Lyriopecten alternatus live?

Not recorded

Is Lyriopecten alternatus 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 Lyriopecten alternatus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPterinopectinidae
  6. genusLyriopecten
  7. SpeciesLyriopecten alternatus G. B. Simpson, 1890

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Relatives of Lyriopecten alternatus

Other species in the same genus Lyriopecten.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Lyriopecten alternatus?

Lyriopecten alternatus (Lyriopecten alternatus) belongs to the family Pterinopectinidae in the order Pectinida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lyriopecten alternatus (Lyriopecten alternatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lyriopecten-alternatus

MLA

“Lyriopecten alternatus (Lyriopecten alternatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lyriopecten-alternatus.

BibTeX
@misc{lyriopecten_alternatus_2026,
  title = {Lyriopecten alternatus (Lyriopecten alternatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lyriopecten-alternatus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}