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Red-ribbed scallop

Aequipecten glyptus (A. E. Verrill, 1882)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The red-ribbed scallop (Aequipecten glyptus) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the red-ribbed scallop

Weight
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Length
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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 red-ribbed scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the red-ribbed 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 red-ribbed scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusAequipecten
  7. SpeciesAequipecten glyptus (A. E. Verrill, 1882)

Synonyms Pecten glyptus, Pecten tryoni

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • EscalopaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red-ribbed scallop

Other species in the same genus Aequipecten.

Quin

Aequipecten opercularis

PectinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the red-ribbed scallop?

The red-ribbed scallop (Aequipecten glyptus) 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). Red-ribbed scallop (Aequipecten glyptus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-ribbed-scallop

MLA

“Red-ribbed scallop (Aequipecten glyptus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-ribbed-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{red_ribbed_scallop_2026,
  title = {Red-ribbed scallop (Aequipecten glyptus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-ribbed-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}