Pectinidae – Chlamydinae: Semipallium aktinos (Petterd, 1886) (‘shagreened scallop’)

Synonym(s): aktinos Petterd, 1886 bednalli Tate, 1887.

Typical shell-length 30 mm. Shell red, orange or yellow. Lives subtidally on sand. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA). In Tasmanian waters, this is an uncommon species, confined to the N coast and Bass Strait Islands.