Diana's Scallop

Semipallium dianae

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 10–30 m

A small scallop that anchors itself by fine byssal threads beneath corals or among coral rubble, Diana's scallop lives mostly between ten and thirty metres. Like other scallops it filters plankton from the water and can clap its valves to swim short bursts away from danger.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Pectinida › Pectinidae › Semipallium

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 393337.