Evergreen Natural History Database

Common name(s): Spiny Scallop

Size:
Up to 83 mm

Range:
S. Alaska to S. California

Habitat:
Subtidal from 2 to 150m on rocky reefs.

Misidentification:
Chlamys rubida

Life History:
Free swimming, although this species may attach to rocks by way of byssal threads.

Predators:
Pisaster spp., Evasterias spp

*"Size" refers to shell length only and only gives the largest average size for the given species.

Last updated Tuesday, August 29, 2006, by Lisa Ferrier