Ylistrum balloti
Ballot's saucer scallop
Pectinidae
- Collected by
- Myrtle Thaanum {Ditlev'S Wife}
- Collector number
- Th 11016.a
- Locality
- Ryukyu; Okinawa; Itoman, off
- Region
- Ryukyu
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Ylistrum balloti observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-12.
2026-02-12
Moreton Bay, Scarborough, AU
(c) James H, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-08-24
Rainbow Beach QLD, Australia
(c) lynsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-04
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-10
Burleigh Heads Rock Shores, QLD, Australia
(c) lynsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-17
Sunshine Coast QLD, Australia
(c) grisper1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-27
Coral Sea, Tin Can Bay, QLD, AU
(c) spagula, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ylistrum balloti. BPBM 278669. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/278669.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026