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Pecten benedictus

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Pecten benedictus is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about Pecten benedictus

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 Pecten benedictus live?

Not recorded

Is Pecten benedictus 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 Pecten benedictus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusPecten
  7. SpeciesPecten benedictus Lamarck, 1819

Synonyms Flabellipecten planomedius, Pecten benedictus var. fontannesi, Pecten medius var. plioparva, Pecten planomedius

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pecten benedictus

Other species in the same genus Pecten.

Scallop

Pecten maximus

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Scallop

Pecten sulcicostatus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Pecten benedictus?

Pecten benedictus (Pecten benedictus) 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). Pecten benedictus (Pecten benedictus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pecten-benedictus

MLA

“Pecten benedictus (Pecten benedictus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pecten-benedictus.

BibTeX
@misc{pecten_benedictus_2026,
  title = {Pecten benedictus (Pecten benedictus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pecten-benedictus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}