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Palaeopecten transversalis

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Palaeopecten transversalis is a species in the family Leiopectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about Palaeopecten transversalis

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 Palaeopecten transversalis live?

Not recorded

Is Palaeopecten transversalis 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 Palaeopecten transversalis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyLeiopectinidae
  6. genusPalaeopecten
  7. SpeciesPalaeopecten transversalis H. S. Williams, 1913

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Palaeopecten transversalis

Other species in the same genus Palaeopecten.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Palaeopecten transversalis?

Palaeopecten transversalis (Palaeopecten transversalis) belongs to the family Leiopectinidae 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). Palaeopecten transversalis (Palaeopecten transversalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/palaeopecten-transversalis

MLA

“Palaeopecten transversalis (Palaeopecten transversalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/palaeopecten-transversalis.

BibTeX
@misc{palaeopecten_transversalis_2026,
  title = {Palaeopecten transversalis (Palaeopecten transversalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/palaeopecten-transversalis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}