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Seven-rayed scallop

Pseudamussium peslutrae (Linnaeus, 1771)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The seven-rayed scallop (Pseudamussium peslutrae) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the seven-rayed scallop

Weight
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Lifespan
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Main food
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Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
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Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
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Where does the seven-rayed scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the seven-rayed 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 seven-rayed scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusPseudamussium
  7. SpeciesPseudamussium peslutrae (Linnaeus, 1771)

Synonyms Chlamys septemradiatum, Chlamys septemradiatum var. alternicostata, Chlamys septemradiatum var. latecostata, Chlamys septemradiatum var. miopliocenica, Chlamys septemradiatus, Ostrea danica, Ostrea hybrida, Ostrea peslutrae, Pecten adspersus, Pecten aspersus, Pecten danicus, Pecten estheris, Pecten jamesoni, Pecten nebulosus, Pecten peslutrae, Pecten peslutrae var. moreosiculus, Pecten peslutrae var. siculus, Pecten peslutrae var. simplexariosus, Pecten pseudamusium, Pecten septemradiatus, Pecten septemradiatus var. scaber, Pecten stellatus, Peplum septemradiatum, Pseudamussium hybridum, Pseudamussium septemradiatum

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • hřebenatka sedmipaprsčitáCzech
  • syvribbet kammuslingDanish
  • Siebenstrahlige KammmuschelGerman
  • sjustripeskjellNorwegian Bokmål
  • sjustripeskjelNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Гребешок лапа выдрыRussian
  • hrebeňovka zdobenáSlovak
  • sjustrålig kammusslaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the seven-rayed scallop

Other species in the same genus Pseudamussium.

Club scallop

Pseudamussium clavatum

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the seven-rayed scallop?

The seven-rayed scallop (Pseudamussium peslutrae) belongs to the family Pectinidae in the order Pectinida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Seven-rayed scallop (Pseudamussium peslutrae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/seven-rayed-scallop

MLA

“Seven-rayed scallop (Pseudamussium peslutrae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/seven-rayed-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{seven_rayed_scallop_2026,
  title = {Seven-rayed scallop (Pseudamussium peslutrae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/seven-rayed-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}