The specific name is given as asperrimus in many sources but this is incorrect - it was only correct for the original description of this taxon within the genus Pecten.
Identifiers:
AFD
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:5667f575-16c7-47ce-9aae-be3c0ec04fdf
Name status: accepted
Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
MoV
2703|4772
WoRMS
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:393724
Name status: accepted
Checked on: 2016-05-11
View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS)
(report and map of occurrences)
Lamprell, K. Whitehead, T., 1992, Bivalves of Australia. Volume 1. Crawford House Press, Bathurst, N.S.W.
Scientific Name verified against:
Dijkstra, H.H., Beu, A.G., 2018. Living scallops of Australia and adjacent waters (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinoidea: Propeamussiidae, Cyclochlamydidae and Pectinidae)., Records of the Australian Museum, Vol. 70(2): 113-330. . doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.70.2018.1670 doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.70.2018.1670