Pectinidae – Camptonectinae: Delectopecten fosterianus (Powell, 1933) (‘Foster’s scallop’)

Synonym(s): fosterianus Powell, 1933.

Typical shell-length 20 mm. Lives in offshore waters. Native. Occurs in southeastern Australia (TAS only); also the Southern Ocean.

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorphia
Order: Ostreoida
Superfamily: Pectinoidea
Family: Pectinidae
Subfamily: Camptonectinae
Genus: Delectopecten

no coastal locality records for this species currently available