Mesopeplum convexum

About this species

Mesopeplum convexum is a species of scallop, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 15 records
February: 14 records
March: 25 records
April: 28 records
May: 25 records
June: 5 records
July: 19 records
August: 21 records
September: 5 records
October: 58 records
November: 10 records
December: 3 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 45–170 m · Deepest record: 307 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 6 records
20–30 m: 4 records
30–40 m: 4 records
40–50 m: 13 records
50–60 m: 17 records
60–70 m: 13 records
70–80 m: 28 records
80–90 m: 17 records
90–100 m: 12 records
100–110 m: 15 records
110+ m: 74 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 10–29 °C

8–10 °C: 1 records
10–12 °C: 47 records
12–14 °C: 78 records
14–16 °C: 26 records
16–18 °C: 64 records
18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) wild_wind, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Arnim Littek, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Arnim Littek, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Mesopeplum (Mesopeplum) convexum, Pallium convexum, Pallium kapitiensis, Pecten (Dentipecten) vellicatus, Pecten convexus, Pecten roseopunctatus

Similar species

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

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).
433 open-data records from 1904 to 2025.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.