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Mottled scallop

Gloripallium maculosum (Forsskål, 1775)

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the mottled scallop

Weight
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Length
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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 mottled scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the mottled 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 mottled scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusGloripallium
  7. SpeciesGloripallium maculosum (Forsskål, 1775)

Synonyms Chlamys sanguinolentus, Excellichlamys concinna, Gloripallium sanguinolentum, Ostrea maculosa, Ostrea sanguinolenta, Pecten concinnus, Pecten luxurians, Pecten pictus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mottled scallop

Other species in the same genus Gloripallium.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mottled scallop?

The mottled scallop (Gloripallium maculosum) 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). Mottled scallop (Gloripallium maculosum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mottled-scallop

MLA

“Mottled scallop (Gloripallium maculosum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mottled-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{mottled_scallop_2026,
  title = {Mottled scallop (Gloripallium maculosum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mottled-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}