Pectinidae gallery

PECTEN SITE

Collection Arne Ghys

Veprichlamys deynzerorum Dijkstra, 2004

Pictures

Dogos, Davao, Philippines

taken by tangle nets at 100-200 fathoms depth

H. 30.4 mm - W. 27.8 mm

Dogos, Davao, Philippines

taken by tangle nets at 200 fathoms depth

H. 39.4 mm - W. 38.0 mm

Remarks

medium sized pecten up to 50mm
colour brown with sometimes white or tan radial lines
difficult to confuse with other species because of its circular shape and its numerous irregular, scaly radial costae