Species Delectopecten fosterianus (Powell, 1933)
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Palliolum fosterianus Powell, A.W.B. 1933. Two new molluscs of the Pectinidae from 600 to 700 fathoms, four hundred miles west of New Plymouth. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 63: 370-372 [370, pl. 40, figs 6, 7].
Generic Combinations
- Delectopecten fosterianus (Powell, 1933). —
Beu, A.G. 1970. Descriptions of new species and notes on taxonomy of New Zealand Mollusca. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Earth Sciences 7: 113-136 [117]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East of southern Great Barrier Reef, QLD, to south of Esperance, WA: SW Pacific, Pacific-Antarctic Ridge to Kermadec Ridge
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental rise, continental slope, marine, mud bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Taken live at 376-1568 m
General References
Dijkstra, H.H. & Beu, A.G. 2018. Living Scallops of Australia and Adjacent Waters (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinoidea: Propeamussiidae, Cyclochlamydidae and Pectinidae). Records of the Australian Museum 70(2): 113-330 [169]
Dijkstra, H.H. & Marshall, B.A. 2008. The Recent Pectinoidea of the New Zealand region (Mollusca; Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Pectinidae and Spondylidae). Molluscan Research 28(1): 1-88 [49-50, figs 40A, B, D-F, 41]
Raines, B.K. & Poppe, G.T. 2006. A Conchological Iconography. The family Pectinidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. pp. 1-402, pls 1-320 [56-58, pl. 2, figs 5, 7, 8]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 02-Apr-2020 | PECTINOIDEA Rafinesque, 1815 | 25-Feb-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 23-Apr-2018 | BIVALVIA | 28-Mar-2018 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 15-Aug-2011 | ADDED |