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Bivalvia Ostreoida Pectinidae 

Amusium balloti (Bernardi, 1861)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Pecten balloti Bernardi, 1861

Common Name

Ballot Saucer Scallop p.282      Allan, J. 1950.  
Queensland Scallop p.26      McMichael, D.F. 1960.  

Distribution

disjunct distribution in Australia!

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): South Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
substrate: mud bottom [ among seaweed ]
substrate: sand bottom [ among seaweed ]

References

 Dijkstra, H.H. 1991. p.25 [ references, disstribution, Indonesia material, distribution, ecology, and remarks ]  General reference
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.11 General reference
 Lamprell, K. & Whitehead, T. 1992. p.18 General reference
 Rombouts, A. 1991. p.3, pl. 2, figs 5, 5a [ description, distribution ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Ostreoida
                Pectinina
                  Pectinoidea
                    Pectinidae Wilkes, 1810
                      Amusium Röding, 1798
                        Amusium balloti (Bernardi, 1861)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=16231) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-08-07.