Carmine Banded Scallop
Annachlamys flabellata
- Usual depth11–132 m
- Water temperature15–29 °C
- Best monthsOctober and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Annachlamys flabellata is a species of scallop, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pectinidae. It is found in the sublittoral zone of the continental shelf north of Australia.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Annachlamys flabellata”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 17 records
- July: 16 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 36 records
- November: 29 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 11–132 m · Deepest record: 154 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Carmine Banded Scallop
Other scientific names: Annachlamys leopardus, Annachlamys melica, Pecten flabellatus, Pecten leopardus
Similar species
Asian moon scallopAmusium pleuronectes
Mantle scallopGloripallium pallium
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 594 open-data records from 1903 to 2014.
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