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Pecten californicus

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

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

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Quick facts about Pecten californicus

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 californicus live?

Not recorded

Is Pecten californicus 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 californicus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusPecten
  7. SpeciesPecten californicus Gabb, 1864

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pecten californicus

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 californicus?

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{pecten_californicus_2026,
  title = {Pecten californicus (Pecten californicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pecten-californicus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}