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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
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![species image](https://molluscsoftasmania.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Delectopecten-fosterianus_b.jpg)
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no coastal locality records for this species currently available