CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	23 270901 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Amusium pleuronectes and Ylistrum balloti
Rank:	Genus

CAAB category: 23 - Mollusca - non-Gastropod groups Bivalves, Cephalopods, Chitons, etc. Family: 23 270 Pectinidae (scallops) - show full list Common Name (AS5300): SAUCER SCALLOPS Common Names List: saucer scallops Organism Type: a scallop Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 23 270000     Pectinidae Previous Codes (if any): 00 651006, 651006

Taxon Notes:	This code includes the two commercial Australian species of saucer scallops. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available. This code replaces previous (interim) CAAB code 00 651006 (FISHLIST 651006).
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:07a6aa3c-caaf-42dd-8a5a-3c476eab22df Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia

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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, Vol. 80(4): 400-411.