Minnivola pyxidata
Minnivola pyxidata (Born, 1778)
Box scallop
Minnivola pyxidata
photo by FAO

Family:  Pectinidae (scallops)
Max. size:  5 cm ShL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 5 - 100 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: from Madagascar and Sri Lanka to Indonesia; north to China and Taiwan Province of China, and south to Queensland.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Incidental catch of shrimp trawlers (Ref. 348). On sandy bottoms. Gregarious. Sublittoral and shelf zones (Ref. 348). Also found in mud, rubble, and shell hash (Ref. 75840).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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