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Tehuelche scallop

Aequipecten tehuelchus (A. d'Orbigny, 1846)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The tehuelche scallop (Aequipecten tehuelchus) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the tehuelche 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 tehuelche scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the tehuelche 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 tehuelche scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusAequipecten
  7. SpeciesAequipecten tehuelchus (A. d'Orbigny, 1846)

Synonyms Pecten pycnolepis, Pecten tehuelchus, Pecten tehuelchus var. multicostata, Pecten tehuelchus var. spinulosa, Pecten tehuelchus var. vanvinquiae, Pecten vanvincqii

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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tehuelche 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 tehuelche scallop?

The tehuelche scallop (Aequipecten tehuelchus) 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). Tehuelche scallop (Aequipecten tehuelchus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tehuelche-scallop

MLA

“Tehuelche scallop (Aequipecten tehuelchus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tehuelche-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{tehuelche_scallop_2026,
  title = {Tehuelche scallop (Aequipecten tehuelchus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tehuelche-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}