Evergreen Natural History Database

Common name(s): Pink scallop, Smooth pink scallop

Size:
Up to 66mm

Range:
S. Alaska to S. California

Habitat:
Subtidal from 1 to 200m on muddy or gravelly substrates

Misidentification:
Chlamys hastata

Life History:
A free swimming species, the approach of a predator can elicit an impressive escape response as the scallop claps its valves together and jets away to safety.

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