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Pecten mexicanus

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

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

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Quick facts about Pecten mexicanus

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 mexicanus live?

Not recorded

Is Pecten mexicanus 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 mexicanus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusPecten
  7. SpeciesPecten mexicanus Perrilliat, 1992

Synonyms Pecten mexicanus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pecten mexicanus

Other species in the same genus Pecten.

Scallop

Pecten maximus

PectinidaeNo free photo yet

Scallop

Pecten sulcicostatus

PectinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Pecten mexicanus?

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

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{pecten_mexicanus_2026,
  title = {Pecten mexicanus (Pecten mexicanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pecten-mexicanus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}