Species ID
View AllSouthern Saucer Scallop
( Amusium balloti )
Description
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- Is a member of the family Pectinidae (scallops)
- Can grow to 14cm across
- Live for 2-4 years
- Found in Australia’s warmer waters from NSW to WA
- Is a type of marine mollusc
- Benthic organisms found on sand and muddy sybstrates
- Can propel itself backward when threatened by opening and closing it’s shell
- Filter feeders
- Caught by destructive trawling methods
- Good eating
