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Pleuronectites compressus

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Pleuronectites compressus is a species in the family Pleuronectitidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about Pleuronectites compressus

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 Pleuronectites compressus live?

Not recorded

Is Pleuronectites compressus 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 Pleuronectites compressus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPleuronectitidae
  6. genusPleuronectites
  7. SpeciesPleuronectites compressus (Stoppani, 1857)

Synonyms Pecten compressus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pleuronectites compressus

Other species in the same genus Pleuronectites.

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What kind of animal is Pleuronectites compressus?

Pleuronectites compressus (Pleuronectites compressus) belongs to the family Pleuronectitidae in the order Pectinida.

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CreatureData. (2026). Pleuronectites compressus (Pleuronectites compressus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pleuronectites-compressus

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“Pleuronectites compressus (Pleuronectites compressus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pleuronectites-compressus.

BibTeX
@misc{pleuronectites_compressus_2026,
  title = {Pleuronectites compressus (Pleuronectites compressus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pleuronectites-compressus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}