WoRMS taxon details
Zygochlamys delicatula (F. W. Hutton, 1873)
393701 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:393701)
accepted
Species
Chlamys campbellicus Odhner, 1924 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chlamys instar Iredale, 1925 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chlamys patagonica delicatula (F. W. Hutton, 1873) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Chlamys subantarctica Hedley, 1916 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chlamys titirangiensis Marwick, 1928 † · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Mimachlamys delicatula (F. W. Hutton, 1873) † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pecten delicatula F. W. Hutton, 1873 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Psychrochlamys delicatula (F. W. Hutton, 1873) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Pecten delicatula F. W. Hutton, 1873) Hutton, F. W. (1873). Catalogue of the Tertiary Mollusca and Echinodermata of New Zealand, in the collection of the Colonial Museum. <em>Didsbury, Government Printer, Wellington.</em> xvi + 48 pp. [details] 
Type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone (origin: native - non-endemic) [details]
Depth range below littoral-upper bathyal
Distribution probably extinct in Australian waters
Depth range below littoral-upper bathyal [details]
Distribution probably extinct in Australian waters
Distribution probably extinct in Australian waters [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Zygochlamys delicatula (F. W. Hutton, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=393701 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pecten delicatula F. W. Hutton, 1873) Hutton, F. W. (1873). Catalogue of the Tertiary Mollusca and Echinodermata of New Zealand, in the collection of the Colonial Museum. <em>Didsbury, Government Printer, Wellington.</em> xvi + 48 pp. [details] 
original description (of Chlamys subantarctica Hedley, 1916) Hedley, C. (1916). Mollusca. Scientific Reports of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–1914. Under the Leadership of Sir Douglas Mawson, D. Sc., B. E., Scientific Results Series C.-Zoology and Botany, 4, 1–80, 9 pls. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57464338
page(s): 23, pl. 2, figs 14-15 [details]
original description (of Chlamys campbellicus Odhner, 1924) Odhner N.H. (1924). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914–1916. XIX. New Zealand Mollusca. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjobenhavn.</em> 77: 1-90, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27905956
page(s): 61 [details]
original description (of Chlamys instar Iredale, 1925) Iredale, T. (1925). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 14(4): 243-270, pls 41-43., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/iredale-1925-rec-aust-mus-144-243270/
page(s): 251 [details]
original description (of Chlamys titirangiensis Marwick, 1928 †) Marwick, J. (1928). The Tertiary Mollusca of the Chatham Islands, including a generic review of the New Zealand Pectinidae. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 58: 431-506., available online at https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1928-58.2.8.1.49
page(s): 458 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Chlamys subantarctica Hedley, 1916) Hedley, C. (1916). Mollusca. Scientific Reports of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–1914. Under the Leadership of Sir Douglas Mawson, D. Sc., B. E., Scientific Results Series C.-Zoology and Botany, 4, 1–80, 9 pls. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57464338
page(s): 23, pl. 2, figs 14-15 [details]
original description (of Chlamys campbellicus Odhner, 1924) Odhner N.H. (1924). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914–1916. XIX. New Zealand Mollusca. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjobenhavn.</em> 77: 1-90, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27905956
page(s): 61 [details]
original description (of Chlamys instar Iredale, 1925) Iredale, T. (1925). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 14(4): 243-270, pls 41-43., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/iredale-1925-rec-aust-mus-144-243270/
page(s): 251 [details]
original description (of Chlamys titirangiensis Marwick, 1928 †) Marwick, J. (1928). The Tertiary Mollusca of the Chatham Islands, including a generic review of the New Zealand Pectinidae. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 58: 431-506., available online at https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1928-58.2.8.1.49
page(s): 458 [details] Available for editors

Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Dijkstra, H. H.; Marshall, B. A. (2008). The Recent Pectinoidea of the New Zealand region (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Pectinidae and Spondylidae). <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 28 (1): 1-88. [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
additional source Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp 232-254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
additional source Beu, A. G. (1995). Pliocene limestones and their scallops. Lithostratigraphy, pectinid biostratigraphy and paleogeography of eastern North Island Neogene limestone. <em>Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences.</em> Monograph 10: 1-243.
page(s): 15 [details]
additional source Dijkstra, H. H.; Marshall, B. A. (2008). The Recent Pectinoidea of the New Zealand region (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Pectinidae and Spondylidae). <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 28 (1): 1-88. [details]
additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
additional source Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp 232-254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
additional source Beu, A. G. (1995). Pliocene limestones and their scallops. Lithostratigraphy, pectinid biostratigraphy and paleogeography of eastern North Island Neogene limestone. <em>Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences.</em> Monograph 10: 1-243.
page(s): 15 [details]





Unreviewed
Depth range below littoral-upper bathyal [details]Distribution probably extinct in Australian waters [details]
Length >80 mm [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Chlamys campbellicus Odhner, 1924)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Zygochlamys delicatula)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Pecten delicatula F. W. Hutton, 1873)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Zygochlamys delicatula (F. W. Hutton, 1873) New Zealand, Otago, off Dunedin, ex col...
To Malacopics (Zygochlamys delicatula (F. W. Hutton, 1873) New Zealand, Otago, off Otago, by trawl...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Chlamys campbellicus Odhner, 1924)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Zygochlamys delicatula)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Pecten delicatula F. W. Hutton, 1873)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Zygochlamys delicatula (F. W. Hutton, 1873) New Zealand, Otago, off Dunedin, ex col...
To Malacopics (Zygochlamys delicatula (F. W. Hutton, 1873) New Zealand, Otago, off Otago, by trawl...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection