PECTEN SITE

Collection Arne Ghys

These Pectinidae can be found around the coasts of South Africa. The area goes from the Atlantic Ocean side to the Indian Ocean coastline.

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Aequipecten commutatus peripheralis (Dijkstra & Kilburn, 2001)

Anguipecten picturatus (Dijkstra, 1995)

Bractechlamys nodulifera (Sowerby II, 1842)

Cryptopecten bullatus (Dautzenberg & Bavay, 1912)

Cryptopecten nux (Reeve, 1853)

Decatopecten amiculum (Philippi, 1851)

Decatopecten plica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Delectopecten musorstomi (Poutiers, 1981)

Delectopecten vitreus (Gmelin, 1791)

Excellichlamys spectabilis (Reeve, 1853)

Glorichlamys elegantissima (Deshayes in Maillard, 1863)

Haumea minuta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hinnites corallinus (G.B. Sowerby I, 1827)

Hyalopecten pudicus (E. A. Smith, 1885)

Juxtamusium maldivense (Smith, 1903)

Laevichlamys deliciosa (Iredale, 1939)

Laevichlamys lemniscata (Reeve, 1853)

Laevichlamys weberi (Bavay, 1904)

Mimachlamys sanguinea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Mirapecten tuberosus (Dijkstra & Kilburn, 2001)

Pascahinnites coruscans coruscans (Hinds, 1845)

Pecten afribenedictus Dijkstra & Kilburn, 1995

Pecten sulcicostatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1842

Pedum spondyloideum (Gmelin, 1791)

Pseudamussium gilchristi (G.B. Sowerby III, 1904)

Semipallium crouchi (E.A. Smith, 1892)

Semipallium flavicans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Talochlamys humilis (G.B. Sowerby III, 1904)

Talochlamys multicolor (Melvill & Standen, 1907)

Talochlamys multistriata (Poli, 1795)

Veprichlamys africana Dijkstra & Kilburn, 2001

Volachlamys fultoni (G.B. Sowerby III, 1904)