PECTEN SITE

Collection Arne Ghys

FAMILY	:	Pectinidae
SUBFAMILY	:	Pectininae
TRIBE	:	Pectinini
GENUS	:	Annachlamys
Synonyms	:	Annachlamys leopardus rena Iredale, 1939

Pictures

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Bowen, Queensland, Australia on mud flats at low tide H. 52.5 mm - W. 56.6 mm

Round Hill, Bustard Bay, Queensland, Australia trawled H.57.7 mm - W. 63.5 mm

Remarks

• medium sized pectinid (50-70 mm), often white to yellow or brown coloured
• has a shorter hinge line compared to Annachlamys flabellata (Lamarck, 1819)
• sometimes confused with the other members of the genus Annachlamys:
  

  	Annachlamys reevei valves more convex then the other members of the genus size between 30 - 50 mm wider then high 3-4 ribs on both ears
  	Annachlamys flabellata colouration inside is white with bright red dots, sometimes only white colourfull shell less convex interspace (I) between the ribs (R) larger then with A. reevei left (upper) valve slightly higher then the right (lower) valve no ribs on the ears
  	Annachlamys kuhnholtzi colouration inside is white with yellow to yellowbrown marks mostly coloured white with brown more circular then A. reevei only found in the Eastern part of Australia to New Caledonia no ribs on the ears
  	Annachlamys striatula colouration inside is white with yellow very colourful with a wide variety shades of red, orange, yellow, purple and brown the ribs near the margin are almost flat usually bigger then A. reevei no ribs on the ears

• 	Annachlamys flabellata
  	Annachlamys striatula
  	Annachlamys reevei