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Placopecten clintonius

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Placopecten clintonius is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about Placopecten clintonius

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 Placopecten clintonius live?

Not recorded

Is Placopecten clintonius 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 Placopecten clintonius classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusPlacopecten
  7. SpeciesPlacopecten clintonius (Say, 1824)

Synonyms Chlamys clintonius, Chlamys clintonius donaldi, Pecten clintonius

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Placopecten clintonius

Other species in the same genus Placopecten.

Sea scallop

Placopecten magellanicus

PectinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Placopecten clintonius?

Placopecten clintonius (Placopecten clintonius) 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). Placopecten clintonius (Placopecten clintonius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/placopecten-clintonius

MLA

“Placopecten clintonius (Placopecten clintonius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/placopecten-clintonius.

BibTeX
@misc{placopecten_clintonius_2026,
  title = {Placopecten clintonius (Placopecten clintonius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/placopecten-clintonius},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}