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Nucleus scallop

Argopecten nucleus (Born, 1778)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The nucleus scallop (Argopecten nucleus) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the nucleus 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 nucleus scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the nucleus 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 nucleus scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusArgopecten
  7. SpeciesArgopecten nucleus (Born, 1778)

Synonyms Ostrea nucleus, Pecten nucleus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • EscalopaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the nucleus scallop

Other species in the same genus Argopecten.

Bay scallop

Argopecten irradians

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the nucleus scallop?

The nucleus scallop (Argopecten nucleus) 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). Nucleus scallop (Argopecten nucleus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nucleus-scallop

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“Nucleus scallop (Argopecten nucleus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/nucleus-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{nucleus_scallop_2026,
  title = {Nucleus scallop (Argopecten nucleus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nucleus-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}