Mimachlamys gloriosa
- Usual depth12–65 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsApril and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Mimachlamys gloriosa is a bivalve in the family Pectinidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean and in the western Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Mimachlamys gloriosa”, 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: 11 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 29 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 17 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 19 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 12–65 m · Deepest record: 142.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Chlamys gloriosa, Chlamys testudinea, Mimachlamys subgloriosa, Pecten gloriosus, Pecten nobilis, Pecten similis, Pecten testudineus, Pecten ustulatus
Similar species
Austral scallopMimachlamys asperrima
Noble scallopMimachlamys sanguinea
Noble scallopMimachlamys crassicostata
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).
- 763 open-data records from 1954 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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