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Placopecten protomollitus

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

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

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Quick facts about Placopecten protomollitus

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 protomollitus live?

Not recorded

Is Placopecten protomollitus 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 protomollitus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusPlacopecten
  7. SpeciesPlacopecten protomollitus (Nomura, 1935)

Synonyms Nipponopecten protomollitus, Pecten protomollitus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Placopecten protomollitus

Other species in the same genus Placopecten.

Sea scallop

Placopecten magellanicus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Placopecten protomollitus?

Placopecten protomollitus (Placopecten protomollitus) belongs to the family Pectinidae in the order Pectinida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Placopecten protomollitus (Placopecten protomollitus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/placopecten-protomollitus

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{placopecten_protomollitus_2026,
  title = {Placopecten protomollitus (Placopecten protomollitus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/placopecten-protomollitus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}