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Yesso scallop

Mizuhopecten yessoensis (J. C. Jay, 1857)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the yesso 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 yesso scallop live?

Not recorded

Is the yesso 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 yesso scallop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusMizuhopecten
  7. SpeciesMizuhopecten yessoensis (J. C. Jay, 1857)

Synonyms Patinopecten yessoensis, Pecten brandtii, Pecten dominicanus, Pecten yessoensis, Placopecten yessoensis

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Ezo giant scallopEnglish
  • Giant Ezo scallopEnglish
  • Japanese weathervane scallopEnglish
  • Large weathervane scallopEnglish
  • Japanische KammuschelGerman
  • vieira japonesaSpanish
  • pétoncle du JaponFrench
  • ホタテガイJapanese
  • 큰가리비Korean
  • Japanse grote mantelDutch
  • Гребешок приморскийRussian
  • hrebeňovka japonskáSlovak
  • Japanische KammmuschelGerman
  • Приморский гребешокRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the yesso scallop

Other species in the same genus Mizuhopecten.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the yesso scallop?

The yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis) belongs to the family Pectinidae in the order Pectinida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yesso-scallop

MLA

“Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/yesso-scallop.

BibTeX
@misc{yesso_scallop_2026,
  title = {Yesso scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yesso-scallop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}