Delectopecten musorstomi Poutiers, 1981

Dijkstra, Henk H. & Maestrati, Philippe, 2010, Pectinoidea (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Propeamussiidae, Entoliidae and Pectinidae) from the Austral Islands (French Polynesia), Zoosystema 32 (2), pp. 333-358 : 344

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2010n2a6
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4521106
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D75887E7-FFD6-0749-14D9-FC35FB9CFA76
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Delectopecten musorstomi Poutiers, 1981
status

Treatment

Delectopecten musorstomi Poutiers, 1981: 331 , pl. 1, figs 2, 3.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Philippines. N of Lubang, 150-159 m, holotype spm ( MNHN 21162).

Banc Arago. BENTHAUS, stn DW 1979, 23°22’S, 150°44’W, 176-340 m, 1 rv.

DISTRIBUTION. — Philippines, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and Norfolk Island ( Dijkstra & Marshall 1997: 88; Dijkstra & Maestrati 2008: 105). Depth range 150-250 m (alive). Now also Austral Islands (new record), only single valves at 176 m depth.

REMARKS

The present specimen difffers from the type material from the Philippines only in almost lacking the radial rows of lamellate sculpture.