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Rough scallop

Lindapecten muscosus (W. Wood, 1828)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The rough scallop (Lindapecten muscosus) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the rough 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 rough scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the rough 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 rough scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusLindapecten
  7. SpeciesLindapecten muscosus (W. Wood, 1828)

Synonyms Aequipecten fuscopurpureus, Aequipecten lindae, Aequipecten muscosus, Aequipecten muscosus muscosus, Chlamys cythereus, Chlamys fuscopurpurea, Chlamys muscosus, Lindapecten lindae, Mimachlamys fuscopurpurea, Ostrea muscosa, Pecten fuscopurpureus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • EscalopaSpanish
  • アザミニシキJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rough scallop

Other species in the same genus Lindapecten.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rough scallop?

The rough scallop (Lindapecten muscosus) 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). Rough scallop (Lindapecten muscosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-scallop

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BibTeX
@misc{rough_scallop_2026,
  title = {Rough scallop (Lindapecten muscosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}