Pectinidae – Chlamydinae: Zygochlamys delicatula (Hutton, 1873) (‘delicate scallop’)
Synonym(s): delicatula Hutton, 1873 subantarctica Hedley, 1916 campbellicus Odhner, 1924 instar Iredale, 1925.
Typical shell-length 80 mm. Lives in offshore waters on mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC).
Classification
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Pteriomorphia
Order: Ostreoida
Superfamily: Pectinoidea
Family: Pectinidae
Subfamily: Chlamydinae
Genus: Zygochlamys
no coastal locality records for this species currently available