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Paper scallop

Amusium papyraceum (Gabb, 1873)

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

The paper scallop (Amusium papyraceum) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the paper 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 paper scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the paper 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 paper scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusAmusium
  7. SpeciesAmusium papyraceum (Gabb, 1873)

Synonyms Amussium papyraceum, Pleuronectia papyracea

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Papier-KammmuschelGerman
  • EscalopaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the paper scallop

Other species in the same genus Amusium.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the paper scallop?

The paper scallop (Amusium papyraceum) 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). Paper scallop (Amusium papyraceum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/paper-scallop

MLA

“Paper scallop (Amusium papyraceum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/paper-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{paper_scallop_2026,
  title = {Paper scallop (Amusium papyraceum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/paper-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}