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Sunrise shell

Bractechlamys langfordi (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The sunrise shell (Bractechlamys langfordi) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the sunrise shell

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 sunrise shell live?

Not recorded

Is the sunrise shell 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 sunrise shell classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusBractechlamys
  7. SpeciesBractechlamys langfordi (Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)

Synonyms Decatopecten langfordi, Nodipecten langfordi

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Langford's scallopEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sunrise shell

Other species in the same genus Bractechlamys.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sunrise shell?

The sunrise shell (Bractechlamys langfordi) belongs to the family Pectinidae in the order Pectinida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sunrise shell (Bractechlamys langfordi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunrise-shell

MLA

“Sunrise shell (Bractechlamys langfordi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunrise-shell.

BibTeX
@misc{sunrise_shell_2026,
  title = {Sunrise shell (Bractechlamys langfordi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunrise-shell},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}