Hemipecten forbesianus Adams & Reeve, 1849

Hemipecten forbesianus Adams & Reeve, 1849: 133, pl. 1, fig. 2; 1850: 72, pl. 20, figs 1a-c, 2a-d. — Dijkstra & Marshall 1997: 89, pl. 7, figs 1-6 (references, synonymy, type data, distribution). — Raines & Poppe 2006: 68, pl. 4, fig. 10 (original and additional descriptions). — Petit 2007: 99 (information on publication data).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Philippines. Sulu Archipelago, c. 26 m, lectotype spm (NHMUK 1874.12.11.376), designated by Dijkstra & Marshall (1997: 89) .

Vanuatu. SANTO 2006, stn EP10, 15°34.5’-38.0’S, 167°05.1’-13.6’E, 45-101 m, 1 spm .

DISTRIBUTION. — Southern Japan, south China Sea, Philippines, Indonesia, northwestern, northern and northeastern Australia, Vanuatu (new record), and New Caledonia (Dijkstra & Marshall 1997: 89), live collected between 10- 67 m.