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Ylistrum balloti

Summary

Ylistrum balloti, known as Ballot's saucer scallop is found around the waters of Australia. This scallop may live for a maximum of four years, and reach 14 cm in shell length, though more commonly 8 to 9 cm. Well regarded as seafood in Asia and Australia.[1][2][3]

Ballot's saucer scallop
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pectinida
Superfamily: Pectinoidea
Family: Pectinidae
Genus: Ylistrum
Species:
Y. balloti
Binomial name
Ylistrum balloti
(Bernardi, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Amusium balloti (Bernardi, 1861)
  • Pecten (Amussium) milneedwardsi Gregorio, 1883
  • Pecten (Amussium) tatei Gregorio, 1893 ·
  • Pecten balloti Bernardi, 1861
  • † Pecten lucens Tate, 1886

Distribution and habitat edit

 
Ylistrum balloti (Bernardi, 1861) world distribution map

The Ballot's saucer scallop is highly available throughout the Australian coast.[4][5] A previous record from Indonesia was observed in 1991.[6] A recent report confirmed from Borneo island (Sarawak, Malaysia) suggested the range is expanding to the north.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ballot's Saucer Scallop (2018)". fish.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Queensland Scallops, Saucer Scallops (Amusium balotti) Photographs and Information". Australian Fish Photos, Seafood Photographs and Information. Sea-Ex. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Ylistrum balloti Bernardi, 1861". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  4. ^ Dichmont, Catherine M. (2000). "The first large-scale fishery-independent survey of the saucer scallop, Amusium japonicum balloti in Queensland, Australia". Journal of Shellfish Research. 19 (2): 731–739. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2009.07.029.
  5. ^ Mynhardt, Glené (2014). "Shell shape convergence masks biological diversity in gliding scallops: description of Ylistrum n. gen. (Pectinidae) from the Indo-Pacific Ocean". Journal of Shellfish Research. 80 (4): 400–411. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu038.
  6. ^ Dijkstra, HH (2000). "A contribution to the knowledge of the Pectinacean Mollusca (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Entoliidae, Pectinidae) from the Indonesian Archipelago". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 271 (1): 1–57. doi:10.5252/z2010n2a6.
  7. ^ Morni, Wan Zabidii Wan; Abit, Lirong Yu; Latif, Kamil; Nerurkar, Sayali; Hassan, Ruhana; Al-Asif, Abdulla- (16 January 2023). "First record of saucer scallop Ylistrum balloti (Bernardi, 1861) from equatorial South China Sea". Arxius de Miscellania Zoologica. 20 (2023): 103–110. doi:10.32800/amz.2022.20.010304.

External links edit

 
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  • Tate, R. (1886). The Lamellibranchs of the Older Tertiary of Australia (Part 1). Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia. 8: 96-158, pls. 2-12
  • Mynhardt, G.; Alejandrino, A.; Puslednik, L.; Corrales, J.; Serb, J. M. (2014). Shell shape convergence masks biological diversity in gliding scallops: description of Ylistrum n. gen. (Pectinidae) from the Indo-Pacific Ocean. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 80(4): 400-411