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Pink scallop

Chlamys rubida (Hinds, 1845)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The pink scallop (Chlamys rubida) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the pink scallop

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 the pink scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the pink scallop 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 the pink scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusChlamys
  7. SpeciesChlamys rubida (Hinds, 1845)

Synonyms Chlamys hindsi, Chlamys jordani, Chlamys navarcha, Chlamys picoensis, Chlamys rubida, Chlamys rubida prerubida, Pecten hericeus var. navarchus, Pecten hindsii, Pecten hindsii kincaidi, Pecten islandicus picoensis, Pecten jordani, Pecten kincaidi, Pecten rubidus, Pecten venturaensis

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Pacific pink scallopEnglish
  • Reddish pink scallopEnglish
  • Reddish scallopEnglish
  • Smooth pink scallopEnglish
  • Pazifische Rosa KammmuschelGerman
  • 잔줄무늬비단가리비Korean
  • Гребешок малиновыйRussian
  • Хламис красноватыйRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pink scallop

Other species in the same genus Chlamys.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pink scallop?

The pink scallop (Chlamys rubida) belongs to the family Pectinidae in the order Pectinida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pink scallop (Chlamys rubida). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pink-scallop

MLA

“Pink scallop (Chlamys rubida).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pink-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{pink_scallop_2026,
  title = {Pink scallop (Chlamys rubida)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pink-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}