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Scallop, Queen (Zygochlamys delicatula)

Scientific name:

Zygochlamys delicatula

Maori name:

Tipa

Other names:

Scallop, Southern Queen

Category:

Invertebrate

Phylum:

Mollusca

Class:

Bivalvia

Family:

Pectinidae

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Common habitat(s):

Soft Bottom Subtidal

Other information:

Feeding:

Filter Feeder

Distribution:

South Island

Edibility:
Edible

Edible

Size:

Hand Sized

Identification:

A solid, rounded shell sculptured fine smooth ribs. Variable in colour from pink to orange, yellow and white.

Habitat:

Coarse, soft substrates in deep water. Juveniles may attach to hard substartes with byssal threads.

Diet:

Filter feeder.

Lifestyle:

Notes:

References:

Coastal Marine Inverts Vol 1