African fan scallop

Aequipecten flabellum

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth55–360 m
Water temperature13–28 °C
Best monthsMarch, July, and October
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 4 records
February: 3 records
March: 6 records
April: 0 records
May: 4 records
June: 1 records
July: 7 records
August: 6 records
September: 2 records
October: 10 records
November: 3 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 55–360 m · Deepest record: 1,188.5 m

20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 2 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 3 records
110–120 m: 1 records
120–130 m: 3 records
130+ m: 12 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–28 °C

12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 10 records
22–24 °C: 3 records
24–26 °C: 11 records
26–28 °C: 13 records

Names and classification

English: African fan scallop

Names in 2 more languages

German: Afrikanische Fächer-Kammmuschel, Afrikanische Fächermuschel
Japanese: アンゴラニシキ

Other scientific names: Argopecten flabellum, Chlamys flabellum, Ostrea flabellum

Similar species

Asian moon scallop
Amusium pleuronectes
Queen Scallop
Equichlamys bifrons
Mantle scallop
Gloripallium pallium
Laevichlamys cuneata
Austral scallop
Mimachlamys asperrima
Noble scallop
Mimachlamys sanguinea

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
53 open-data records from 1900 to 1976.
Species data updated October 31, 2026.

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