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Pecten besseri

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

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

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Quick facts about Pecten besseri

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 besseri live?

Not recorded

Is Pecten besseri 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 besseri classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusPecten
  7. SpeciesPecten besseri Andrzejowski, 1830

Synonyms Flabellipecten besseri, Pecten angelicae, Pecten arenicola, Pecten besseri, Pecten sievringensis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pecten besseri

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 besseri?

Pecten besseri (Pecten besseri) belongs to the family Pectinidae in the order Pectinida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pecten besseri (Pecten besseri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pecten-besseri

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{pecten_besseri_2026,
  title = {Pecten besseri (Pecten besseri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pecten-besseri},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}