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Laevichlamys deliciosa (Iredale, 1939) |
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Coltro, Marcus |
| Family: | Pectinidae (scallops) | |||
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| Environment: | benthic; marine; depth range 80 - 205 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines and New Caledonia. | |||
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| Biology: | Found on sandy or muddy sand bottoms among coral rubble. Usually encrusted with sponges on its shell surface (Ref. 101147). Dead shells found at depths of 134 to 557 m (Ref. 101153). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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