Excellichlamys spectabilis (Reeve, 1853)

Pecten spectabilis Reeve, 1853: sp. 128, pl. 29, fig. 128.

Excellichlamys spectabilis – Raines & Poppe 2006: 110, pl. 55, figs 1-7 (references, type data, original and additional descriptions, distribution).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Type locality not indicated, holotype spm (UMZC 1461) .

Vanuatu. SANTO 2006, SE corner of Santo, shallow water, 2 spms, 2 lv. — Stn NR29, 15°17.3’S, 167°12.6’E, 32 m, 1 lv. — Stn LD34, 15°33.4’S, 167°12.4’E, 2-6 m, 1 rv. — Stn DS43, 15°27.9’S, 167°14.3’E, 22 m, 1 rv. — Stn FB52, 15°42.7’S, 167°15.1’E, 7 m, 1 lv. — Stn DS59, 15°24.6’S, 167°14.3’E, 6-43 m, 1 rv. — Stn FS67, 15°35.4’S, 166°59.7’E, 4 m, 1 rv. — Stn DB69, 15°24.4’S, 167°13.0’E, 38 m, 1 spm, 1 lv .

DISTRIBUTION. — Reunion Island, Mauritius, Red Sea, Maldives, Thailand, southern Japan, China, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, northern Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu (new record), New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa (ZMA, unpublished data) and Marshall Islands, from the intertidal zone to 120 m.