Pectinidae (scallops) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 5 - 918 m |
Indo-Pacific: from Red Sea to Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. |
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Minimum depth from Ref. 101147. Living at depths of 30 m to 240 m (Ref. 89006). Found on shell rubble on sandy or muddy bottoms (Ref. 101147). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
Type locality, Mauritius, NMW 1955.158.02 (holotype of Pecten guendolenae); BMNH 1908.5.30.63 (holotype of Chlamys smithi) (Ref. 89006). C: Ref. 89006; O: Ref. 89006. |
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