Decatopecten radula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ostrea radula Linnaeus, 1758: 698 .

Decatopecten radula radula – Raines & Poppe 2006: 106, pl. 50, figs 1-7; pl. 51, figs 1-3, 5, 6; pl. 295, fig. 2 (references, type data, original and additional descriptions, distribution).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — “ O. Indico ”, lectotype spm (UUZM), designated by Dijkstra (1999: 403) .

Vanuatu. SANTO 2006, stn DR11, 15°36.6’S, 167°10.1’E, 6-24 m, 1 spm. — Stn VM24, 15°35.2’S, 167°59.4’E, intertidal, 1 lv. — Stn VM35, 15°29.4’S, 167°15.2’E, intertidal, 2 spms. — Stn NS37, 15°31.4’S, 167°09.8’E, 2-3 m, 1 lv. — Stn DR41, 15°28.8’S, 167°15.2’E, 5-20 m, 1 spm. — Stn FR53, 15°42.7’S, 167°15.1’E, 7 m, 1 spm. — Stn DR84, 15°43.4’S, 167°15.0’E, 6 m, 2 spms .

DISTRIBUTION. — Eastern India, Sri Lanka, China, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji Islands, Tonga and Samoa (ZMA, unpublished data), from the intertidal zone to 36 m depth. Live taken in the intertidal zone to depths of 7 m.

REMARKS

Geographical morphotypes will be discussed in a forthcoming monograph on the Australian Pectinoidea (Dijkstra & Beu in prep.).