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Pectinidae – Chlamydinae: Notochlamys hexactes (Péron [in Lamarck], 1819) (‘Tasmanian scallop’)
Synonym(s): hexactes Péron in Lamarck, 1819 undulatus Sowerby, 1842 (non Nilsson, 1827) tasmanicus A. Adams & Angas, 1863 mariae Tenison-Woods, 1876 anguineum Finlay, 1926.
Typical shell-length 40 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore attached to rocks in exposed environments. Native. Endemic to southern Australia (TAS and SA). In Tasmanian waters, this is a widespread species but seldom beached; most likely to be found in the N.
Classification
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorphia
Order: Ostreoida
Superfamily: Pectinoidea
Family: Pectinidae
Subfamily: Chlamydinae
Genus: Notochlamys
Localities for Notochlamys hexactes
Beerbarrel Beach
Bellingham
Black River Beach
Black River Beach: northern end
Black River Beach: southern end
Bridport: Adams Beach
Bruny Island (unlocalised)
Burnie (unlocalised)
Cape Barren Island: Munro Bay
Coles Bay: Honeymoon Bay
Coles Bay: Richardsons Beach
Eddystone Point (unlocalised)
Flinders Island: Big River Cove
Flinders Island: Cameron Inlet
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Bay
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Beach: southern end
Flinders Island: Northeast River: mouth
Flinders Island: Patriarch Beach
Flinders Island: Port Davies & Cave Beach
Hellyer Beach
Hogan Island
King Island: Lavinia Beach: beach nr Lake Martha Lavinia
King Island: Yellow Rock Beach
Kingston Beach
Maria Island: Shoal Bay: McRaes Isthmus
Maria Island: Trigonia Corner
Marion Bay: Bream Creek foreshore
Marion Bay (unlocalised)
Mayfield Beach to Mayfield Point
Narawntapu: Bakers Beach
Norfolk Bay: Lime Bay: ACMA Asterias survey Stn 19
North coast of Tasmania (unlocalised)
Okehampton Bay: Reids Beach
Orford: Spring Beach
Peggs Beach: eastern end
Peggs Beach: western end
Rocky Cape: Castle Rock Bay
Rocky Cape: Forwards Beach
Rocky Cape: Mary Anne Cove area
Rocky Cape: Picnic Beach & rocks to S
Rocky Cape (unlocalised)
South Croppies Point
Stanley: Anthony Beach
Stanley: East Inlet
Stanley: Godfreys Beach
Stanley: Tatlows Beach
Swansea: Jubilee Beach
Swansea (unlocalised)
Tasmania (unlocalised)
The Gardens: Swimcart Beach
Three Hummock Island: Three Gullies Bay
Weymouth: beach
Wynyard (unlocalised)
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