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Ornate scallop

Caribachlamys ornata (Lamarck, 1819)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The ornate scallop (Caribachlamys ornata) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the ornate 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 ornate scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the ornate 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 ornate scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusCaribachlamys
  7. SpeciesCaribachlamys ornata (Lamarck, 1819)

Synonyms Chlamys ornata, Pecten ornatus

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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ornate scallop

Other species in the same genus Caribachlamys.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ornate scallop?

The ornate scallop (Caribachlamys ornata) 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). Ornate scallop (Caribachlamys ornata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ornate-scallop

MLA

“Ornate scallop (Caribachlamys ornata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ornate-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{ornate_scallop_2026,
  title = {Ornate scallop (Caribachlamys ornata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ornate-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}