Noble scallop

About this species

Mimachlamys crassicostata, also known as the noble scallop, is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Pectinidae. The species is found in the Northwest Pacific and in the Indian Ocean. It is cultured for human consumption.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Mimachlamys crassicostata”, 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: 0 records
February: 1 records
March: 3 records
April: 1 records
May: 1 records
June: 4 records
July: 4 records
August: 2 records
September: 1 records
October: 0 records
November: 0 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C

16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 4 records
24–26 °C: 2 records
26–28 °C: 2 records
28–30 °C: 5 records

Photos

(c) 大澤風季 ohsawa_Fuki, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) JH, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Se Lena, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Se Lena, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Noble scallop, noble scallop

Names in 5 more languages

German: Königsmantel
French: peigne sénateur
Japanese: ヒオウギ, ヒオウギガイ
Korean: 흔한가리비
Simplified Chinese: 粗肋類櫛孔扇貝

Other scientific names: Chlamys crassicostata, Chlamys nobilis, Mimachlamys nobilis, Pecten crassicostatus, Pecten nobilis, Pecten secernendus

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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).
136 open-data records from 1842 to 2010.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.