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Pecten elixatus

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

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

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Quick facts about Pecten elixatus

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 elixatus live?

Not recorded

Is Pecten elixatus 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 elixatus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusPecten
  7. SpeciesPecten elixatus Conrad, 1844

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pecten elixatus

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 elixatus?

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{pecten_elixatus_2026,
  title = {Pecten elixatus (Pecten elixatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pecten-elixatus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}