New Zealand scallop

About this species

Pecten novaezelandiae, common name the New Zealand scallop, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Pectinidae, the scallops. Its name is sometimes found misspelt as Pecten novaezealandiae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 94 records
February: 1,619 records
March: 1,721 records
April: 1,783 records
May: 8,631 records
June: 3,705 records
July: 106 records
August: 110 records
September: 100 records
October: 173 records
November: 203 records
December: 90 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 15–33 m · Deepest record: 782 m

0–10 m: 251 records
10–20 m: 4,838 records
20–30 m: 8,260 records
30–40 m: 3,150 records
40–50 m: 576 records
50–60 m: 88 records
60–70 m: 12 records
70–80 m: 16 records
80–90 m: 8 records
90–100 m: 11 records
100–110 m: 9 records
110+ m: 39 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 9–18 °C

8–10 °C: 1 records
10–12 °C: 0 records
12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 8 records
16–18 °C: 937 records

Photos

(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae 前朝琉 · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Julia Palmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: New Zealand scallop

Names in 2 more languages

German: Neuseeländische Jakobsmuschel
French: pecten de Nouvelle-Zélande

Other scientific names: Notovola marwicki, Notovola tainui, Pecten kupei, Pecten laticostata, Pecten tainui, Pecten toi

Similar species

Australian scallop
Pecten fumatus
Japanese baking scallop
Pecten albicans
Pecten benedictus
Asian moon scallop
Amusium pleuronectes
Queen Scallop
Equichlamys bifrons
Mantle scallop
Gloripallium 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).
18,019 open-data records from 1907 to 2021.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.