Noble scallop

Mimachlamys sanguinea

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth27–150 m
Water temperature20–30 °C
Best monthsFebruary, March, and July
How commonOccasional

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About this species

Mimachlamys sanguinea is a bivalve in the family Pectinidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Mimachlamys sanguinea”, 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: 23 records
February: 26 records
March: 27 records
April: 6 records
May: 6 records
June: 21 records
July: 30 records
August: 5 records
September: 12 records
October: 5 records
November: 8 records
December: 7 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 27–150 m · Deepest record: 610 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 8 records
30–40 m: 3 records
40–50 m: 3 records
50–60 m: 20 records
60–70 m: 9 records
70–80 m: 8 records
80–90 m: 3 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 9 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 54 records
22–24 °C: 9 records
24–26 °C: 35 records
26–28 °C: 30 records
28–30 °C: 74 records

Names and classification

English: Noble scallop, Senate scallop, noble scallop, senate scallop

Names in 1 more languages

German: Edle Kammmuschel, Feine Kammmuschel

Other scientific names: Chlamys (Argopecten) senatoria, Chlamys (Mimachlamys) asperrimoides, Chlamys cristularis, Chlamys layardi, Chlamys pseudolima, Chlamys senatoria, Mimachlamys cristularis, Mimachlamys ellochena, Mimachlamys senatoria, Ostrea porphyrea, Ostrea sanguinea, Ostrea senatoria, Pecten aurantius, Pecten blandus, Pecten cristularis, Pecten favrei, Pecten florens, Pecten fricatus, Pecten indicus, Pecten layardi, Pecten porphyreus, Pecten porphyrius, Pecten pseudolima, Pecten raffrayi, Pecten senatoria, Pecten splendidulus

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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).
634 open-data records from 1791 to 2013.

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