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Mantle scallop

Gloripallium pallium (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The mantle scallop (Gloripallium pallium) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the mantle 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 mantle scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the mantle 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 mantle scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusGloripallium
  7. SpeciesGloripallium pallium (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Aequipecten pallium, Chlamys pallium, Ostrea palliata, Ostrea pallium, Pecten helenae, Pecten novaeguinae, Pecten novaeguineae, Pecten palliolum, Pecten pallium

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Painted scallopEnglish
  • Royal cloak scallopEnglish
  • hřebenatka skvostnáCzech
  • HerzogsmantelGerman
  • チサラガイJapanese
  • 예쁜외투가리비Korean
  • Раскрашенный гребешокRussian
  • hrebeňovka zasneženáSlovak
  • Mantel-KammmuschelGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mantle scallop

Other species in the same genus Gloripallium.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mantle scallop?

The mantle scallop (Gloripallium pallium) belongs to the family Pectinidae 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). Mantle scallop (Gloripallium pallium). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mantle-scallop

MLA

“Mantle scallop (Gloripallium pallium).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mantle-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{mantle_scallop_2026,
  title = {Mantle scallop (Gloripallium pallium)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mantle-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}