PECTEN SITE
Collection Arne Ghys
| FAMILY | : | Pectinidae |
| SUBFAMILY | : | Pectininae |
| TRIBE | : | Pectinini |
| GENUS | : | Pecten |
| Synonyms | : | Pecten sinensis Sowerby II, 1842 |
Pictures
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Mikawa, Aichi, Japan dredged in sand by fishermen at 10 m depth H. 66.6 mm - W. 70.0 mm |
Mikawa, Aichi, Japan trawled at 20-30 m depth on sand H. 48.6 mm - W. 52.1 mm |
Mikawa, Aichi, Japan trawled by local fishermen at 10 m depth on sand H. 45.2 mm - W. 48.5 mm |
Kochi, Shihoku, Japan trawled at 15 m depth H. 53.9 mm - W. 58.2 mm |
Remarks
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Pecten albicans (Schröter, 1802) flat upper (left valve) less convex right (lower) valve |
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Pecten excavatus Anton, 1838 concave or arched inwards upper (left) valve very convex right (lower) valve with about 18 roundish primary ribs and secondary radial grooves on the ribs |
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Pecten waikikius Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 concave upper (left) valve very convex right (lower) valve, primary ribs are less defined and the secondary radial grooves are more developed only found from Hawaii |
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Pecten afribenedictus Kilburn & Dijkstra, 1995 surface is more smooth and glossy |
Pecten excavatus Anton, 1838 surface is rough because of the secondary grooves |
