| PECTINIDAE | Delectopecten musorstomi Poutiers, 1981 |
| Figures |
lv Holotype rv (anterior auricle broken off) |
| Original name | Delectopecten musorstomi Poutiers, 1981 |
| Autoreference | Poutiers, 1981: 331, pl. 1, figs 2-3. |
| Reference | Poutiers, J.M., 1981. Mollusques : Bivalves. In: Rˇsultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM. I-Philippines (18-28 mars 1976). - Mˇmoires ORSTOM, Paris, 91: 325-356. |
| Type data | Holotype (pr: H 4.9 mm, L 5.1 mm) Musˇum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN, not registered). Type locality: Philippines, N of Lubang, 13*57.0'N, 120*16.5'E, 150-159 m, alive, gravel & coral rubble, 21.iii.1976 (MUSORSTOM I stn 18). |
| Description | Shell up to ca. 5 mm high, thin, circular, equiconvex, equivalve and equilateral, anterior auricle slightly larger than posterior, umbonal angle ca. 120 degrees, semi-transparent, whitish. Left and right valve with antimarginal microsculpture and 14-20 irregularly spaced, scaly radial riblets and delicate, regularly spaced, somewhat crenulated commarginal growth lines. Auricles similar sculptured and continuous with disc. Anterior auricles of right valve demarcated from disc with 4-5 radial ridges and commarginal lamellae. Byssal notch relatively deep, byssal fasciole rather broad, ctenolium well-developed with 2-3 teeth. |
| Distribution |
Philippines (TL), Indonesia, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island |
| Habitat | Living bathyally amongst gravel and/or coral rubble. |
