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Smooth scallop

Flexopecten glaber (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The smooth scallop (Flexopecten glaber) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the smooth scallop

Weight
Not recorded
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 smooth scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the smooth 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 smooth scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusFlexopecten
  7. SpeciesFlexopecten glaber (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Aequipecten glaber, Aequipecten glaber croaticus, Chlamys erminea, Chlamys glabra, Chlamys proteus, Chlamys proteus var. subpraeterita, Chlamys subsulcata, Flexopecten glaber glaber, Flexopecten glaber proteus, Flexopecten proteus, Flexopecten proteus var. subpraeterita, Ostrea aurantia, Ostrea citrina, Ostrea fasciata, Ostrea flavescens, Ostrea glabra, Ostrea maculata, Ostrea nebulosa, Ostrea obscura, Ostrea proteus, Ostrea rustica, Ostrea subrotundata, Ostrea sulcata, Pecten anisopleurus, Pecten brocchii, Pecten distans, Pecten flavidulus, Pecten glaber, Pecten golus, Pecten griseus, Pecten pirillus, Pecten praeteritus, Pecten proteus, Pecten subsulcatus, Pecten sulcatus, Pecten unicolor, Pecten virgo, Proteopecten glaber

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • hřebenatka hladkáCzech
  • Glatte KammmuschelGerman
  • Γυαλιστερό χτένιGreek
  • Pétoncle glabreFrench
  • Pettine glabroItalian
  • Glanzende mantelDutch
  • Гладкий гребешокRussian
  • Гребінець середземноморськийUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the smooth scallop

Other species in the same genus Flexopecten.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the smooth scallop?

The smooth scallop (Flexopecten glaber) 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). Smooth scallop (Flexopecten glaber). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/smooth-scallop

MLA

“Smooth scallop (Flexopecten glaber).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/smooth-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{smooth_scallop_2026,
  title = {Smooth scallop (Flexopecten glaber)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/smooth-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}