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Tiger scallop

Palliolum tigerinum (O. F. Müller, 1776)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The tiger scallop (Palliolum tigerinum) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the tiger 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 tiger scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the tiger 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 tiger scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusPalliolum
  7. SpeciesPalliolum tigerinum (O. F. Müller, 1776)

Synonyms Amusium tigrinum, Camptonectes tigrinus, Chlamys tigrinus, Pecten armoricanus, Pecten eudoxus, Pecten laevis, Pecten obsoletus, Pecten parvus, Pecten tigerinus, Pecten tigerinus var. costata, Pecten tigrinus, Pecten tigrinus var. exoletus, Pecten triradiatus, Pseudamussium tigerinum

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • tigerkammuslingDanish
  • TigermuschelGerman
  • Peigne tigréFrench
  • tigerskjellNorwegian Bokmål
  • tijgerpelsDutch
  • tigerskjelNorwegian Nynorsk
  • tigerkammusslaSwedish
  • Tiger-KammmuschelGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tiger scallop

Other species in the same genus Palliolum.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tiger scallop?

The tiger scallop (Palliolum tigerinum) 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). Tiger scallop (Palliolum tigerinum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tiger-scallop

MLA

“Tiger scallop (Palliolum tigerinum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tiger-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{tiger_scallop_2026,
  title = {Tiger scallop (Palliolum tigerinum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tiger-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}